Statement by Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy on Iran and the Middle East

  At the 79th UN General Assembly in New York, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed Iran’s willingness to re-engage with parties involved in the nuclear deal during his address to the 79th UN General Assembly in New York, on September 24th, 2024. This was a week prior to Iran’s missile barrage on Israel’s military facilities.  The stated willingness of Iran’s new president presents an opportunity which must not be neglected. Many commentators have argued, and perhaps rightly so, that the chances to curb or roll back Iran’s nuclear program are slim. Yet, it is imperative to seize even the smallest chance for preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear weapons state.