Congress can get tough on Iran and still preserve nuclear deal: Former IAEA official 10/24/2017 4:56:02 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print Nuclear expert Olli Heinonen will tell Congress that the two-year-old deal needs reinforcing NEW YORK, Middle East Eye, 24 October 2017  - Washington can clamp down harder on Iran’s nuclear program without ditching a 2015 deal brokered by the Obama administration, nuclear expert Olli Heinonen told Middle East Eye ahead of his congressional appearance this week. On Wednesday, Heinonen, a former deputy chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will advise lawmakers on how to handle Iran after US President Donald Trump’s decision this month to not certify Tehran’s compliance with the nuclear accord. Instead of trashing the deal, Washington can urge allies and the IAEA to more strictly monitor Iran’s nuclear work, stop it from acquiring missile technology and ensure that enforcement continues once t...

Congress can get tough on Iran and still preserve nuclear deal: Former IAEA official 10/24/2017 4:56:02 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print Nuclear expert Olli Heinonen will tell Congress that the two-year-old deal needs reinforcing NEW YORK, Middle East Eye, 24 October 2017  - Washington can clamp down harder on Iran’s nuclear program without ditching a 2015 deal brokered by the Obama administration, nuclear expert Olli Heinonen told Middle East Eye ahead of his congressional appearance this week. On Wednesday, Heinonen, a former deputy chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will advise lawmakers on how to handle Iran after US President Donald Trump’s decision this month to not certify Tehran’s compliance with the nuclear accord. Instead of trashing the deal, Washington can urge allies and the IAEA to more strictly monitor Iran’s nuclear work, stop it from acquiring missile technology and ensure that enforcement continues once th...