Iran informs foreign envoys it’s decided to ‘stop implementation’ of some nuclear deal commitments
Iran has announced that it will suspend some of its commitments under the US-abandoned nuclear deal, blaming some other participants of failing to stand up to Washington’s pressure.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani appeared Wednesday on national TV to announce the decision to scale down implementation of the 2015 deal, which is officially called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). He said the Iranian move was reciprocal action to US complete withdrawal from it under President Donald Trump.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif earlier told reporters Tehran would be backing out of some “voluntary commitments” under the 2015 agreement as a response to the EU’s inability to stand up to the pressure of Washington’s attempts to isolate Iran.
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The JCPOA was signed under Barack Obama and offered Iran lifting of international and unilateral economic sanctions in exchange for voluntarily restricting its nuclear program. The document was signed by Iran, China, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, the US and the EU.
Trump sided with Israel in calling the agreement “the worst deal ever” and refused to keep Washington’s part of the bargain in May last year. The US has since re-imposed the unilateral sanctions, which had been lifted from Iran under the JCPOA terms, and is currently seeking to cripple its oil export by targeting buyers with secondary sanctions.
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