"All JCPOA supporters rely on the claim that 'the agreement is working' and on the eight confirmations granted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to Iran that it is in compliance with the agreement.
Reality, however, invalidates this claim, on four levels:
a. Violations of the agreement in letter, not just 'in spirit,' in issues that are critical, not marginal.
b. Developments on the ground that contradict the aim of the agreement.
c. The lack of real inspection, making the IAEA's confirmation misleading.
d. The IAEA's role in this deliberate misrepresentation that real inspection is carried out and that Iran is abiding by the agreement...
A. Violations Of The JCPOA
1. Section T – Iran is refusing to allow IAEA inspectors to monitor activities under Section T of the agreement, which prohibits Iran from carrying out 'activities which could contribute to the development of a nuclear explosive device.'
Section T of the JCPOA prohibits Iran from 'designing, developing, fabricating, acquiring, or using multi-point explosive detonation systems suitable for a nuclear explosive device' and also from 'designing, developing, fabricating, acquiring, or using explosive diagnostic systems (streak cameras, framing cameras and flash x-ray cameras)' – unless these activities are 'approved by the Joint Commission for non-nuclear purposes' and 'subject to monitoring.'
Hence, in the most critical area of the nuclear agreement – developing options for detonating a nuclear explosive device – Iran is refusing to allow monitoring of its activity, as the agreement requires..."