What was the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)?

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The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was a 2015 agreement that limited Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for relief from international sanctions. Many experts concur that it would have delayed Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon by at least a decade, but the United States pulled out of the deal in 2018, and Iran began reneging on it in 2019.