Nuclear Deal With Iran
National Constitution Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Secretary Kerry (Sept. 2): "Without this agreement, Iran could double the number of its operating centrifuges almost overnight and continue expanding with ever more efficient designs. With this agreement, Iran’s centrifuges will be reduced by two-thirds for 10 years." Full Text»

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President Obama Announces a Historic Nuclear Deal with Iran
July 14, 2015

President Obama delivers remarks to announce a historic nuclear agreement that will verifiably prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Full Text» White House Press Conference» Iran Deal Q & A» More»

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Historic Nuclear Deal With Iran

Secretary Kerry (July 14): "Today, in announcing a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the United States, our P5+1 and EU partners, and Iran have taken a measurable step away from the prospect of nuclear proliferation, towards transparency and cooperation." Full Text» Medium» DipNote» Photos»

• Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
• Joint statement by EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif
• Key Excerpts of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)

07/14/16 Remarks on the One-Year Anniversary of the JCPOA;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Westin Hotel; Paris, France
05/12/16 Remarks With Foreign Secretary Hammond After Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; 1 Carlton Gardens; London, United Kingdom
04/22/16 Remarks Before Meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif;  Secretary of State John Kerry; New York, NY
04/19/16 Remarks After Meeting Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif;  Secretary of State John Kerry; United Nations; New York, NY
12/28/15 An Update on Progress Toward Implementation Day of the JCPOA;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
11/11/15 Principles for a WMD-Free Zone in the Middle East;  Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller; Amman Security Colloquium; Amman, Jordan
09/10/15  Remarks by the President at Veterans Roundtable on the Iran Nuclear Deal
09/09/15 Remarks Following Meeting With Senator Durbin;  Secretary of State John Kerry; U.S. Capitol; Washington, DC
09/03/15 Interview With Sam Stein of the Huffington Post;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
09/03/15 Interview With Joe Madison on SiriusXM;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Via Telephone; Washington, DC
09/03/15 Interview With Rev. Al Sharpton of "Keeping it Real" on MSNBC;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Via Teleconference
09/02/15 Interview with Matt O'Donnell of ABC/WPVI-TV 6 Philadelphia;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Philadelphia, PA
09/02/15 Interview with Dave Davies of WHYY Philadelphia Radio;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Philadelphia, PA
09/02/15 Remarks on Nuclear Agreement With Iran;  Secretary of State John Kerry; National Constitution Center; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
09/02/15 Interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
09/02/15 Interview With Christiane Amanpour of CNN International;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
08/11/15 Interview With Sir Harold Evans, Thomson Reuters Editor-At-Large;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Thomson Reuters Headquarters; New York, NY
08/06/15 Intervention at the East Asia Summit;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
08/05/15  The President Speaks on the Iran Nuclear Deal at American University
07/28/15 Iran Nuclear Agreement: The Administration's Case;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Washington, DC
07/24/15 Interview With Matt Lauer of NBC Today Show;  Secretary of State John Kerry; New York City
07/23/15 Iran Nuclear Agreement Review;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
07/22/15 The Case for the Nuclear Deal With Iran;  Secretary of State John Kerry; The Washington Post
07/20/15 Interview With Steve Inskeep of National Public Radio;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/20/15 Interview With Setareh Derakhshesh of VOA Persian;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/20/15 Interview With Andrea Mitchell of NBC News;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/20/15 Interview With Nadia Bilbassy-Charters of Al-Arabiya;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/19/15 Interview With Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/19/15 Interview With Chuck Todd of NBC's Meet the Press;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/19/15 Interview With Jake Tapper of CNN's State of the Union;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/17/15 Interview With Joe Scarborough From MSNBC's Morning Joe;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/17/15 Interview With Judy Woodruff of PBS NewsHour;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/19/15 Interview With John Dickerson of CBS Face the Nation;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/19/15 Interview With Jonathan Karl of ABC This Week;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/16/15 Briefing to the Press on the Iran Nuclear Deal;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman; Washington, DC
07/16/15 Briefing With Israeli Journalists;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman; Via Teleconference
07/14/15 Interview With Terry Moran of ABC;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
07/15/15  Press Conference by the President
07/14/15 Interview With Rich Edson of Fox;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
07/14/15 Interview With Andrea Mitchell of NBC;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
07/14/15 Interview With Christiane Amanpour of CNN;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
07/14/15 Interview With James Robbins of BBC;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
07/14/15 Interview With Margaret Brennan of CBS;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Vienna, Austria
07/09/15 Updating the EU/P5+1 Ongoing Negotiations With Iran;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Palais Coburg; Vienna, Austria
07/05/15 Remarks on the Iran Negotiations in Vienna;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Palais Coburg; Vienna, Austria
07/03/15 Remarks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Palais Coburg; Vienna, Austria
06/27/15 Remarks With Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Before Their Meeting;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Palais Coburg; Vienna, Austria
04/27/15 Remarks at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Biennial Leadership Policy Conference;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman; Doubletree Hotel; Arlington, VA
04/27/15 How to Make Sure Iran Is a Nuclear Non-Proliferator;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Foreign Policy
04/12/15 Interview With Chuck Todd of NBC Meet the Press;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
04/12/15 Interview With Bob Schieffer of CBS Face the Nation;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
04/12/15 Interview With George Stephanopoulos of ABC This Week;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
04/02/15  Statement by the President on the Framework to Prevent Iran from Obtaining a Nuclear Weapon
07/14/15 Press Availability on Nuclear Deal With Iran;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Austria Center; Vienna, Austria
04/02/15 Press Availability in Lausanne, Switzerland;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne; Lausanne, Switzerland
04/02/15 Interview with Andrea Mitchell of NBC;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Lausanne, Switzerland
04/02/15 Interview with Elise Labott of CNN;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Lausanne, Switzerland
04/02/15 Interview with Barbara Plett of BBC;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Lausanne, Switzerland
04/02/15 Interview with Margaret Brennan of CBS;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Lausanne, Switzerland
04/02/15 Interview with Terry Moran of ABC;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Lausanne, Switzerland
04/02/15 Interview with Wes Barrett of FOX;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Lausanne, Switzerland
03/21/15 Remarks to the Press;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Olympic Museum; Lausanne, Switzerland
03/11/15 Remarks With German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Ben Franklin Room; Washington, DC
03/07/15 Remarks with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Quai d'Orsay; Paris, France
01/27/15 Perspectives on the Strategic Necessity of Iran Sanctions;  Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken; Statement Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Washington, DC
10/23/14 Remarks at a Symposium on P5+1 Iran Nuclear Negotiations;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman; Center for Strategic and International Studies; Washington, DC
06/20/14 Remarks on P5+1 Talks;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman; Vienna, Austria
06/04/13 Iran Sanctions: Ensuring Robust Enforcement, and Assessing Next Steps;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman; Written Statement before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; Washington, DC
05/15/13 U.S. Policy Toward Iran;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman; Written Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
02/22/14 Remarks on Iran;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman; Jerusalem
02/22/14 Roundtable With Journalists;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman; Jerusalem
12/10/13 The P5+1's First Step Agreement With Iran on its Nuclear Program;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Opening Remarks Before the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Washington, DC
11/26/13 Secretary Kerry's Video Message on the Geneva Talks With Iran;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
11/24/13 Press Availability After P5+1 Talks;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Geneva, Switzerland
11/23/13 President Obama Delivers Remarks on Iran's Nuclear Program; Washington, DC
11/23/13 Statement By The President On First Step Agreement On Iran's Nuclear Program; Washington, DC
10/03/13 Reversing Iran's Nuclear Program;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman; Written Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
09/26/13 Remarks After the P-5+1 Ministerial on Iran;  Secretary of State John Kerry; New York City
06/15/16 Secretary Kerry's Meeting With Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
05/19/16 Statement by France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on Post-JCPOA Business with Iran; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
04/21/16 Undersecretary Thomas A. Shannon Travel to Vienna, Austria; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
11/23/15 Transforming the Iranian Arak Nuclear Reactor;  Deputy Department Spokesperson Mark C. Toner; Washington, DC
10/19/15 Ambassador Shannon's Participation in the First JCPOA Joint Commission Meeting; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
10/18/15 Adoption of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
10/17/15 Background Briefing on the JCPOA Adoption Day; Via Teleconference; Washington, DC
09/17/15 Background Briefing on the JCPOA Implementation; Via Teleconference; Washington, DC
09/10/15 Senate Vote on the Iran Deal;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
09/02/15 Previewing the Secretary's Speech on the Iran Nuclear Agreement in Philadelphia; Via Teleconference
08/06/15 Statement on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action To Address Iran's Nuclear Programme by Ministers Participating in The 5th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
07/19/15 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action;  Department Spokesperson John Kirby; Washington, DC
07/06/15 Background Briefing in Vienna, Austria; Office of the Spokesperson; Vienna, Austria
07/07/15 Background Briefing on the Negotiations With Iran; Vienna, Austria
06/29/15 Background Briefing: P5+1 Negotiations With Iran in Vienna, Austria; Vienna, Austria
06/26/15 Background Briefing on Secretary Kerry's Trip to Vienna; Via Teleconference
06/25/15 U.S. Delegation to P5+1 Negotiations With Iran in Vienna, Austria; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
05/11/15 Background Briefing to Preview Secretary Kerry's Travel to Russia and Turkey; En Route Sochi, Russia
04/24/15 Under Secretary Wendy R. Sherman To Deliver Remarks on the P5+1 Nuclear Negotiations With Iran; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
04/02/15 Parameters for a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran's Nuclear Program; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
03/25/15 Background Briefing on Travel to Switzerland; En Route to Switzerland
03/17/15 Background Briefing: Senior Administration Officials on P5+1 Talks With Iran; Office of the Spokesperson; Lausanne, Switzerland
03/16/15 Background Briefing on P5+1 Talks With Iran; Lausanne, Switzerland
03/05/15 Statement on the 45th Anniversary of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
03/04/15 Background Briefing on Secretary Kerry's Meetings on the Iran Nuclear Negotiations; Montreux, Switzerland
11/17/14 Background Briefing on Upcoming P5+1 Talks on Iran's Nuclear Program; Via Teleconference
10/16/14 Background Briefing: P5+1 Talks; Vienna, Austria
09/26/14 Background Briefing on P5+1 Trilateral Meeting With EU High Representative Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel; New York City
09/18/14 Background Briefing on P5+1Talks; Foreign Press Center; New York City
09/03/14 U.S. Delegation Travel to Geneva for Talks With Iran on Its Nuclear Program; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
07/18/14 Briefing on Iran Nuclear Negotiations; Washington, DC
07/18/14 Extension of Iran Nuclear Talks;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
07/12/14 Background Briefing on P5+1 Negotiations; Vienna, Austria
07/03/14 Background Briefing on the P5+1/Iran Discussions; Via Teleconference
06/20/14 Background Briefing on P5+1 Talks; Vienna, Austria
06/16/14 Background Briefing on P5+1 Talks; Via Teleconference; Washington, DC
05/16/14 Background Briefing on P5+1 Talks; Via Teleconference; Washington, DC
04/09/14 Background Briefing on P5+1 Talks; Office of the Spokesperson; Vienna, Austria
04/04/14 Background Briefing on the Upcoming P5+1 Talks on Iran's Nuclear Program; Via Teleconference
04/03/13 Background Briefing on Upcoming P5+1 Talks in Almaty, Kazakhstan; Via Teleconference
03/19/14 Background Briefing on EU Coordinated P5+1-Iran Negotiations; Vienna, Austria
03/14/14 Background Briefing on Next Week's EU-Coordinated P5+1 Talks With Iran; Via Teleconference
02/20/14 Background Briefing on P5+1 Talks; Vienna, Austria
02/17/14 Background Briefing on P5+1 Talks with Iran; Office of the Spokesperson; Vienna, Austria
02/04/14 Iran Policy and Negotiations Update;  Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman; Written Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
01/17/14 Summary of Technical Understandings Related to the Implementation of the Joint Plan of Action on the Islamic Republic of Iran's Nuclear Program; Washington, DC
01/13/14 Background Briefing on the Implementation Plan of the P5+1 and Iran's First Step Nuclear Agreement; Via teleconference; Washington, DC
12/12/13 Additional Treasury and State Designations Targeting Networks Linked to Iranian WMD Proliferation and Sanctions Evasion; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
11/06/13 Background Briefing: Previewing Iran P5+1 Talks; Geneva, Switzerland
10/16/13 Background Briefing on P5+1 Negotiations; Geneva, Switzerland
10/14/13 Background Briefing on P5+1 Negotiations; Geneva, Switzerland
09/26/13 Read Out of the P-5+1 Ministerial; New York City
09/23/13 Iran's Nuclear Program; Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/20/14 Guidance Relating to the Provision of Certain Temporary Sanctions Relief in Order to Implement the Joint Plan of Action Reached on November 24, 2013, Between the P5+1 and the Islamic Republic of Iran; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
01/20/14 Overview of Temporary Suspension of Certain U.S. Sanctions Pursuant to the Initial Understanding Between the P5+1 and Iran; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
07/14/16  United States Recognizes One-Year Anniversary of the Iran Nuclear Deal
The Iran Nuclear Agreement: Adopting a Plan of Action
09/10/15  From Policy to the Classroom: Explaining the Iran Nuclear Agreement
09/10/15  Senate Vote on the Iran Deal
07/14/15  #IranDeal: What They Are Saying
07/14/15  A Historic Deal To Prevent Iran From Acquiring a Nuclear Weapon
04/06/15 A Critical Deal With Iran, But More Work To Be Done;  Secretary of State John Kerry; Washington, DC
04/06/15 In the News: U.S. Officials on the Iran Nuclear Deal; Washington, DC
04/02/15  An Historic Understanding on Iran's Nuclear Program
11/24/14  Iran Nuclear Talks in Vienna