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but also from EU European Union. This organisation usually added the sanction
Chang Mihan, 2014: 1. Such as, giving ban for Iran to export and import product from
and to EU. Furthermore, it was also ban for Iran air traverse and frozen bank account in
EU. Although, Iran got the embargo to press Iranian politics and economics, this sanction
could not make Iran gave up to continue their program. Iran thought that their nuclear
program is on the right track, as a proof it joins as one of sates signing NPT Nuclear
Non Proliferation Treaty.
This sanction did not make Iran stop the program. It was continued to enrich nuclear
ability until 20 . In the history, it is widely known that Iran has problem with Western
states, especially after Iran Revolution in 1979. Nuclear program has become complex
problems after Ahmadinejad became president of Iran Republic. Iran under
Ahmadinejad Era had been progressive to attack Western country; it was not only about
nuclear but also about Genocide history in the Europe. Then Western responsibility is
very important in Palestine-Israel war. Thus, diplomacy as a key to solve this crisis under
Ahmadinejad was unsuccessful.
In 2013, Hassan Rouhani replaced Ahmadinejad as Iran President, then
negotiation became more lexible. Hassan Rouhani had different perspective to reach
the goal about Iran nuclear crisis. Talking Iran nuclear program with Western countries has
been a long way to go. On September 2013, US-Iran phone call led the to more talks.
Due to this communication, Iran and P5+1 negotiated in Geneva on October 2013. Until
Iran and P5+1 agree to join JCPoA Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action.
FOCUS DEBATING
Iran and P5+1 had debated about three points that very crucial to discuss. First is the
scope of permissible uranium enrichment on Iranian soil. On one side, Iran want to keep
their goal to enrich uranium until 20 , then Iran should minimize through a reduction
in the number of centrifuges Adel: 2015.
P5+1 believe that the new reactor at Arak can produce plutonium. This is potential to
be a basic material to make nuclear devises. Furthermore, the main debate topic was on
limit for Iran to enrich their centrifuges. Iran must allow stopping building addition each
reactor for a deined period of time Albright, Stricker, Vergantini Houston Wood, 2015:
3.
Second, IAEA International Atom Energy Agreement want to be a guide
to control Iran program. In the fact, IAEA sometimes refused by Iran government. On
Iran’s perspective, IAEA is as a Western representative. Its reports were not match
with the fact in the ield. Nevertheless, the
main problem is IAEA want to have access anywhere and anytime, including to the military
sites those are research, development, and production of nuclear Albright, Stricker,
Vergantini Houston Wood, 2015: 10. For this case, Iran as an object of an idea which
states Iran is not a sovereign state.
Third, Iran sanction will be lifted by United Nations, United States and European
Union when Iran commit with this agreement. It will be applicable after three months. In
contrast, Iran wants a guarantee, and this sanction must be lifted after agreement
signed Cordesman, 2015: 2. This is quite
dificult for P5+1, they are aware that Iran will be noncompliance with this commitment.
Iran is in a weak position, because all of P5+1 are in same perspective that Iran will
make nuclear as weapon and more than nine years, all of member in SC usually agree to
give sanction to Iran. In the fact, China and Russia usually do not implement this agenda.
On the other hand, Iran is actually in top position. This is because Iran has proven
that they still commit to build nuclear program under the sanction. It means Iran still struggle
although under sanction. In addition, this negotiation can be only the last alternative
from SC, though sanction does not have big impact for internal life of Iran both to the
people and the government.
Beside of this debating, Iran said based on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons NPT, encourage all of the members to give a guarantee that their
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program is aimed for peace. The Iran nuclear deal is repetitive as proven for who does not
believe that NPT is not messy but it works. Some people think that NPT is only forum
for sharing and talking nuclear Cordesman, 2015: 3. There are only four states which did
not sign, they were India, Pakistan, Israel and South Sudan, although North Korea withdrew
from the treaty in 2003 Kaplow Gibbons, 2015: 2. For Iran this is injustice law, Iran
signed NPT but they got terror from SC, though there are several countries do not join
NPT can produce nuclear without it.
Finally, Iran and P5+1 reach agreement on seven points in JCPoA Kaplow Gibbons,
2015, irst, Iran assented to limit their centrifuges. Iran should refrain from installing
additional centrifuges at the Natanz facility. Second, they allowed enriching uranium until
5 and pledged to convert uranium oxide to uranium hexaluoride. Third, Centrifuge only
could enrich low-enriched uranium. Forth, Under IAEA safeguards Iran was permitted to
continue centrifuges. Fifth, Iran must provide video records off enrichment additional
facilities. Sixth, Iran refrained from additional reactor at Arack Reactor. In addition, the
last, lran must provide information about their nuclear facilities. This deal will cut off
all of Iran’s potential pathways to a bomb. Such as facility in Natanz and Fordow which
are blocked. It could be potential to make a nuclear weapon with plutonium.
This deal will adopt 90 days after endorsement of JCPoA by the SC. Thus,
October 18 2015 JCPoA will be adoption, and all of members of this deal are required to
begin making nuclear legal and administrative prepetition to implement JCPoA commitment.
Furthermore, the IAEA will check Iran nuclear program and report about Iran
commitment under JCPoA. The sanction will reveal if Iran follow the deal. After eight years,
transition law will be applied on 18 October 2023. When Iran is obedient under deal, all
of sanction economic and inancial sanction will be lifted. SC will take place ten years after
adoption day 18 October 2025, the provision under SC will reveal. Finally, the deal is based
on veriication, not trust. United Nation has committed to take
the actions of implementation day, such as transaction between non-US persons and
certain entities, including the Central Bank of Iran and the National Iranian Oil Company
NIOC Kaplow Gibbons, 2015. UE under JCPoA will be lifted Iran sanction like,
prohibition and authorization regimes on inancial transfers to and from Iran, banking,
insurance, inancial, grants, import of oil, gas and petrochemical products from Iran and
Shipping and shipbuilding.
KEY SUCCES OF IRAN PROGRAM
This agreement can be achieved between Iran and P5+1 because the internal
and external factors. From the internal factor, Hasan Rouhani became a big inluencer for
the deal. Some scholars believe Iran under Rouhani has different perspective to solve
Iran nuclear program. As a graduate from Glasgow Caledonian University, he thought
to see another way to keep Iran’s interest and to develop the nuclear program. In this step,
Rouhani show that Iran under his era wants to change Western perception about Iran.
To do this agenda, Rouhani open his arms to make some diplomatic approaches
with Western. He wants Iran avoiding bad term in international system like “Great satan”
or “Exist of evil”. Although this term is not linking in internal Iran, but is like judgment for
Iran holly. After he was been elected, Rouhani called Obama by phone and they talked about
Iran-US relationship.
Iran under Rouhani era had changed their way to show this part. It changed the
approach of this meeting, and agreed moving backwards to push Iran in the top position in
this case Tetrais, 2015: 7. When they began the meeting, Iran believed that Western
needed to ight Islamic State, Europe needed Iran gas, then Russia and China wanted to
help Iran, but these assumptions were wrong. Moreover, Iran under Rouhani had problem
with oil. Oil of Iran trading slashed until 50, this was a big problem for Iran economic. The
barrel price in 2008 80, but had risen to 136 in 2014, then on February 2015 it was only
around 60. Because of this case, Iran want