Iran Urges E3’s Practical Commitment to JCPOA
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The spokesperson for the Iranian administration called on the three European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal to honor the JCPOA in practice instead of voicing concern.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Ali Rabiee said the UK, France and Germany’s compliance with their obligations will help safeguard the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
“Iran cannot live up to its obligations unilaterally. Instead of voicing concern, the European countries had better return to their commitments to set the stage for the preservation of the JCPOA, which would benefit all,” he said.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran is the one that has complaints about the US and Europe’s violations of their commitments and major non-compliance with their obligations,” Rabiee said when asked about the position adopted by France which says Iran will face serious consequences because it is reneging on its JCPOA commitments and that Tehran should immediately return to its obligations.
The spokesman noted that Iran’s “remedial” measures whereby it scaled down its JCPOA commitments in five stages conform to the country’s rights stipulated in the nuclear deal, according to the government’s official website.
“If the parties to the JCPOA immediately return to their obligations under the JCPOA, Iran will stop implementing these remedial measures. So, it is not right to say that Iran is not making good on its commitments,” he explained.
“If France and the other European parties to the deal really want to maintain and revive the JCPOA in such a way that Iran will benefit from the agreement, they should abide by their commitments under the JCPOA and seek to have cruel sanctions against Iran lifted,” he concluded.
The JCPOA was signed in 2015 between Iran and six world states — namely the US, Germany, France, Britain, Russia and China — and was ratified in the form of Resolution 2231.
However, the US under President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled out of the JCPOA in May 2018 and reinstated the sanctions that had been lifted by the deal.
As the remaining European parties failed to fulfill their end of the bargain and compensate for Washington’s absence, Iran moved in May 2019 to scale back its JCPOA commitments.
