Conflict coverage · Iran–Gulf

The United States withdraws from the JCPOA

8 May 2018Key event

DiplomaticSanctions

Washington leaves the agreement and reimposes national sanctions on Iran, while the other parties remain.

Why it mattersIt began the sequence that ended with the 2025 snapback, and it is the origin of the concentration of Iranian exports on a single customer that the module authors as an economic dependency.

Confidence: HighSources: Congressional Research Service — Iran, the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz · US / EU / UK sanctions designations · Established historical recordMethodology Corrections

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