TEHRAN (Iran News)- Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeedinejad rejected a misinterpreted translation of his interview with a British daily, reiterating that his country has not made a decision about leaving the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Baeidinejad insisted that leaving the NPT would not benefit Iran even considering that Tehran has not enjoyed the benefits […]
TEHRAN (Iran News)- Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeedinejad rejected a misinterpreted translation of his interview with a British daily, reiterating that his country has not made a decision about leaving the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Baeidinejad insisted that leaving the NPT would not benefit Iran even considering that Tehran has not enjoyed the benefits of an international agreement that has imposed restrictions on its peaceful nuclear program. It’s said that Baeedinejad remarks on NPT are misinterpreted.
The Iranian envoy to London said, in a post on Twitter on Saturday, that the failure to save Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with global powers, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), would embolden those who want Tehran to end its commitment to the NPT.
“The failure of the JCPOA naturally would strengthen the idea that Iran should leave the NPT due to inability to enjoy its rights on peaceful nuclear technology,” read part of the tweet which was posted by Baeidinejad to clarify his remarks in a briefing with journalists earlier this week.
The ambassador said, however, that Iran will remain committed to the NPT even more than a year after the United States withdrew from the JCPOA and started pressuring others to disregard their commitments under the deal.
“… The I.R. Iran does not see this option (leaving the NPT) as beneficial to the interests of the country,” said Baeidinejad in his tweet.
The envoy had told reporters that the NPT would be at risk of being in “total jeopardy” when it comes to reviewing in a UN meeting in New York next year.
He said, “some circles, some personalities” in Iran believe membership of the NPT is not benefiting the country despite government efforts to convince them otherwise.
However, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi said on Saturday, that the Resumption of anti-Iran sanctions adopted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter would mean that Tehran has been wrong in being fully cooperative with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and engaging in diplomacy and negotiations.
He warned that his country will change its nuclear doctrine if UN sanctions are reinstated.
- source : FNA, Iran News
