TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Russian permanent envoy to the Vienna-based international organizations has lashed out at hue and cry created over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (commonly called the nuclear deal) by some Western media outlets, showing their negativity towards Iran nuclear deal. “We are witnessing non-continuous efforts to damage the JCPOA from any […]
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Russian permanent envoy to the Vienna-based international organizations has lashed out at hue and cry created over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (commonly called the nuclear deal) by some Western media outlets, showing their negativity towards Iran nuclear deal.
“We are witnessing non-continuous efforts to damage the JCPOA from any possible way,” Mikhail Ulyanov wrote in his tweeter account on Tuesday.
He further said, “The latest sample of such efforts is a distortion of a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).”
The IAEA announced in its fresh report that it will continue verification activities in Iran’s nuclear facilities.
On Monday, Kazem Qaribabadi, the Iranian ambassador and permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, said the new report of the IAEA on his country’s nuclear activities proved that Tehran had been abiding by the IAEA’s rules and offering full access to IAEA inspectors despite scaling down its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal.
Iran is further reducing its commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal as it tries to pressure European countries to find ways to cushion the crippling impact of US sanctions. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani this week warned that Tehran would begin research on developing centrifuges to speed up uranium enrichment — its third step to increase its nuclear activity since May.
Mohammad Javad Zarif, the foreign minister, informed Federica Mogherini, the top EU foreign policy official, about the decision in a letter on Thursday. The move comes as France spearheads a diplomatic push to save the accord and reduce tensions between the Islamic republic and the west with a proposal to provide a $15bn credit line to Iran.
The UK said Iran’s decision was “deeply concerning.”
“This third step away from its commitments under the nuclear deal is particularly disappointing at a time when we and our European and international partners are working hard to de-escalate tensions with Iran,” the British Foreign Office said.
- source : tehrantimes, irannews
