CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Iran and the P5+1 countries engaged in negotiations for the next 20 months and, in April 2015, agreed on an “Iran nuclear deal framework” for the final agreement. In July 2015, Iran and the P5+1 confirmed agreement on the plan, along with the “Roadmap Agreement” between Iran and the IAEA.

Detailed explanation-2: -The United States announced its withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the “Iran nuclear deal” or the “Iran deal", on May 8, 2018.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United States has imposed restrictions on activities with Iran under various legal authorities since 1979, following the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to U.S. intelligence assessments, Tehran has the capacity to produce nuclear weapons at some point, but has halted its nuclear weapons program and has not mastered all of the necessary technologies for building such weapons.