Changing the Legal Status of Iran’s Ballistic Missiles (Reza Nasri, Iran Review)

After the conclusion of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a major change has taken place in the legal status of “Iran’s missile activities,” which has received less attention from critics of President Hassan Rouhani at home. Before JCPOA, Iran’s missile activities were considered “illegal” both from the viewpoint of the “international law” and from the standpoint of the United States’ domestic legal system and within both legal frameworks, “violators” were exposed to heavy punishments. However, following the nuclear agreement, Iran’s missile activities have been rendered “legal” within framework of international law and are now considered illegal solely under domestic laws of the United States (which no country, including Iran is obligated to follow suit with).

http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/Changing-the-Legal-Status-of-Iran-s-Ballistic-Missiles.htm

What Iran Achieved through Recent Contracts with European Companies? (Reza Nasri, Iran Review)

Trade and working agreements that were signed between Iran and a host of European companies during a recent European tour of Italy and France by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have important strategic achievements, which have been missed in most media analyses. Some critics, who have described such contracts as a form of “giving concession” to the West, are not fully aware of their strategic value. Therefore, the following three important points need to be made public with regard to functions of these contracts.

http://www.iranreview.org/content/Documents/What-Iran-Achieved-through-Recent-Contracts-with-European-Companies-.htm