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We have said that if the JCPOA is not fully upheld by other signatories. we will also reciprocally scale back our commitments and this is. indeed. all within the JCPOA framework. Zarif said.
Tehran has rowed back on its nuclear commitments twice in compliance with articles 26 and 36 of the 2015 deal. known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Zarif underscored that it is only up to Iran to decide whether or not to keep reducing its obligations.
Iran says its reciprocal measures will be reversible as soon as Europe finds practical ways to shield the Iranian economy from unilateral US sanctions which were imposed last year when President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal.
European signatories of the JCPOA have so far failed to uphold their commitments. They have expressed vocal support for the deal. but failed to provide meaningful economic incentives as required under the nuclear agreement.
We have said that if the JCPOA is not fully upheld by other signatories. we will also reciprocally scale back our commitments and this is. indeed. all within the JCPOA framework. Zarif said.
Tehran has rowed back on its nuclear commitments twice in compliance with articles 26 and 36 of the 2015 deal. known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Zarif underscored that it is only up to Iran to decide whether or not to keep reducing its obligations.
Iran says its reciprocal measures will be reversible as soon as Europe finds practical ways to shield the Iranian economy from unilateral US sanctions which were imposed last year when President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal.
European signatories of the JCPOA have so far failed to uphold their commitments. They have expressed vocal support for the deal. but failed to provide meaningful economic incentives as required under the nuclear agreement.
The Iranian foreign minister on Saturday said the other JCPOA signatories hold the US accountable for the situation.
All member states of the JCPOA joint commission have unanimously concluded that the US has caused all these tensions. that Iran’s demands were clear from the beginning and that it never expected anything beyond the JCPOA. he said.
An honor to defend Iran
The Iranian top diplomat’s remarks come after being officially sanctioned by the Trump administration last week.
The US Treasury Department said in a statement that Zarif is Iran`s primary spokesperson around the world. and that the ban is sending a clear message that Iran`s recent behavior is completely unacceptable.
Speaking at a charity event on Friday. Zarif said it was an honor to be targeted for trying to defend the Iranian people.
It was the people who endured the pressure and it was the people who stood by us and it was the people who supported us as we engaged in negotiations. he said.
We owe our security to our people. without the people. we are nothing. he concluded.
