What was the Iran nuclear deal Trump dumped in search of ‘better’ terms?

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“The US president withdrew the US from the JCPOA in 2018”

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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (Al Jazeera, Jpost) explicitly confirm that the US withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA; Persian: برنامه جامع اقدام مشترک, romanized: barnāmeye jāme'e eqdāme moshtarak (برجام, BARJAM)), more commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran dea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_nuclear_deal

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 May 2018, the United States under the first Trump administration announced its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The JCPOA i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_withdrawal_from_…

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“On July 14, 2015, Iran reached an agreement with the European Union and six major powers – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the US, and Germany”

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Wikipedia and other sources confirm the JCPOA was an agreement reached between Iran and the P5+1 (China, France, Russia, UK, US, Germany) and the EU.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 May 2018, the United States under the first Trump administration announced its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The JCPOA i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_withdrawal_from_…

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“reducing its stockpile of enriched uranium by about 98 percent, to less than 300kg (660lb), and capping uranium enrichment at 3.67 percent”

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Multiple web search results confirm the specific limits of 300kg for the stockpile and a 3.67% enrichment cap.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA; Persian: برنامه جامع اقدام مشترک, romanized: barnāmeye jāme'e eqdāme moshtarak (برجام, BARJAM)), more commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran dea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_nuclear_deal

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 May 2018, the United States under the first Trump administration announced its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The JCPOA i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_withdrawal_from_…

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“Before the JCPOA, Iran operated roughly 20,000 uranium-enriching centrifuges. Under the deal, that number was cut to a maximum of 6,104”

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While the evidence confirms the existence of the JCPOA and its restrictions, the specific numbers (20,000 reduced to 6,104) are not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 May 2018, the United States under the first Trump administration announced its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The JCPOA i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_withdrawal_from_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA; Persian: برنامه جامع اقدام مشترک, romanized: barnāmeye jāme'e eqdāme moshtarak (برجام, BARJAM)), more commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran dea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_nuclear_deal

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The nuclear program of Iran consists of an extensive infrastructure of research sites, uranium mines, research reactors, uranium processing facilities, enrichment sites, the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran

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“The deal also redesigned Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor to prevent plutonium production”

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Al Jazeera and ForumIAS both explicitly state that the deal redesigned the Arak heavy water reactor to prevent plutonium production.

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web search NEUTRAL — Heavy water reactor in Arak, Iran.Natural-uranium fueled heavy-water reactors were originally designed for producing weapons-grade plutonium usable for construction of nuclear weapons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IR-40

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web search NEUTRAL — The deal also redesigned Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor to prevent plutonium production and introduced one of the most intrusive inspection regimes ever implemented by the global nuclear watchdog, th…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/21/what-was-the-iran-n…

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web search NEUTRAL — Centrifuge Restrictions: Iran agreed to operate only 5,060 first-generation centrifuges at its Natanz nuclear facility for 10 years. Heavy-Water Reactor Redesign: Iran had to redesign its Arak heavy-w…
https://forumias.com/blog/joint-comprehensive-plan-of-action…

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“the IAEA saying Iran had complied with the agreement up to that point [2018]”

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Multiple sources, including reports on IAEA findings and US government testimony, confirm that Iran was complying with the JCPOA terms up until the US withdrawal.

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web search NEUTRAL — The United States Intelligence Community assessed in 2007 that Iran pursued nuclear weapons under the AMAD Project between the late 1980s until 2003, then ceasing its effort.[7] In 2005, the IAEA Boar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_and_weapons_of_mass_destr…

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web search NEUTRAL — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported, yet again, that Iran is fully implementing its nuclear commitments under the 2015 multilateral deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Ac…
https://www.armscontrol.org/blog/2018-11-30/iaea-reports-yet…

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web search NEUTRAL — The record shows that Iran complied with the terms of the JCPOA.10 In testimony before the US Congress, officials from the Department of Defense, the State Department, and the US intelligence communit…
https://internationalpolicy.org/publications/jcpoa-factsheet…

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“In November 2024, Iran said it would activate “new and advanced” centrifuges.”

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Three independent reports (TRT World and two other web search results) confirm that Iran announced the activation of 'new and advanced' centrifuges in November 2024.

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran announced Friday it was activating new advanced centrifuges – which enrich uranium for the country’s nuclear program – after the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog criticized the country for not co…
https://www.aol.com/iran-says-activating-centrifuges-being-0…

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran said Friday it would launch a series of "new and advanced" centrifuges in response to a resolution adopted by the UN nuclear watchdog that censures Tehran for what the agency called lack of coope…
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20241122-iran-to-la…

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web search NEUTRAL — November 22, 2024. Iran has announced the activation of new and advanced centrifuges in response to the latest resolution passed by the UN nuclear watchdog's board.
https://www.trtworld.com/article/18235188

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“The IAEA confirmed that Tehran had informed the nuclear watchdog that it planned to install more than 6,000 new centrifuges to enrich uranium.”

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Multiple sources confirm the IAEA reported Iran's plan to install over 6,000 new centrifuges.

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's excess enriched uranium, including the bulk of its 20% material, was to be shipped abroad or down-blended. Over 13,000 centrifuges were dismantled."Iran plans new uranium-enrichment expansion, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran

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web search NEUTRAL — New centrifuges and increased enrichment capacity. The IAEA’s confidential report revealed that Iran not only plans to install 6,000 new centrifuges but also intends to bring additional centrifuges al…
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2512759/iran-to-install-over-60…

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran plans to expand its uranium-enriching centrifuges, installing over 6,000 additional units, according to a confidential IAEA report.
https://san.com/cc/iran-plans-to-expand-uranium-enriching-ce…

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“In December 2024, the IAEA said Iran was rapidly enriching uranium to 60 percent purity”

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Multiple sources, including reports citing IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, confirm Iran's enrichment of uranium to 60% purity.

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web search NEUTRAL — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday said that Iran has begun enriching uranium to 60% purity at its Fordow facility, according to IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi.
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-enriching-more-uranium-at-60-says…

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran is "dramatically" accelerating its enrichment of uranium to up to 60% purity, close to the roughly 90% level that is weapons grade, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi told Reuters on Frida…
https://www.aol.com/exclusive-iran-dramatically-increasing-e…

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has started the process of enriching uranium to 60% fissile purity at its above-ground Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant at Natanz, the UN nuclear watchdog said.
https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/409404.aspx

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“in 2025, the IAEA estimated that Iran had 440kg (970lb) of 60-percent enriched uranium.”

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“Iran... is a signatory to the 1970 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).”

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“In March 2025, Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence, testified to Congress that the US “continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon”.”

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“several Iranian missiles had breached Israel’s much-vaunted “Iron Dome” defence system during the 12-day war between the two countries in June last year.”

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“The JCPOA did not put any limits on the development of ballistic missiles.”

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“a United Nations resolution made when adopting the nuclear agreement in July 2015 did stipulate that Iran could not “undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons”.”

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“The IRGC... is a constitutionally recognised part of the Iranian military and answers directly to the supreme leader.”

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“The 12-day war in June last year included attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites and killed more than 1,000 people.”

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“Attacks on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure have continued since the latest war began on February 28, including on the Natanz enrichment facility, Isfahan nuclear complex, Arak heavy water reactor, and the Bushehr nuclear power plant.”

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