Iran Nuclear Deal Pros And Cons

Within the media, there has been quite an uproar over the most recent interaction between the United States and Iran. This interaction was an agreement called the Iran Nuclear Deal, which has sparked controversy amongst the American people due to the fear of nuclear warfare. The Iran Nuclear deal is an agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the P5+1, which is the group of world powers. These world powers include the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, China, Germany and the European Union. The agreement is intended to ensure that Iran’s nuclear program will be “exclusively peaceful and mark a fundamental shift in their approach to this issue” (Vienna).

The concept is to allow Iran to use nuclear energy, however restrict the production of weapons-grade plutonium. The core of their reactor, which is able to produce this weapon-grade plutonium, will not be taken out. However, it will be made inoperable. The spent fuel from this reactor, which could still be used to create a bomb, will be removed from the country. Similarly, no heavy water reactors will be built in Iran for fifteen years. Although this mainly sounds positive, there is the concern that, with the reactor still on Iranian soil, they would be able to make a bomb secretly. Iran might be difficult for atomic inspectors to monitor due to its size, underground facilities, and military bases. The Western Allies agreed that these inspections should be more intrusive and more invasive than before, primarily due to Iran’s “history of evasion, stonewalling and illicit procurements” (Broad and Pecanha). Iran has agreed to provide the International Atomic Energy Agency with greater access and more information into its nuclear programs. The agency has also been given the right to investigate sites or

Foremost, the United Nations Security Council has already voted, coming to a unanimous agreement in favor of the deal. Pulling out of this deal during the final hour would bring about much negative attention. Likewise, the remaining members of the United Nations Security Council would continue to carry out their side of the deal. There is a widespread consensus that declining the deal would lead to war. Therefore, the predicted risk of rejecting the deal seems far greater than the risk of