Majlis Demands Halt to Implementation of Additional Protocol
IRAN NEWS POLITICAL DESK
TEHRAN – Iranian lawmakers have, in a statement, called for a halt to the implementation of the Additional Protocol considering the failure of other JCPOA parties to implement their commitments.
Reading out the statement on Sunday, a member of the Parliament’s Presiding Board lambasted Europe for not having a constructive approach vis-à-vis the Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
“The European pressure policy to, what they call, preserve the JCPOA shows the three European countries, namely Britain, France and Germany, have, since the beginning, not pursued an approach which has been constructive and aimed at respecting the Iranian nation’s rights, and have had the idea that the JCPOA is a tool to pressure Iran into submitting to their unwarranted demands,” said Ali Karimi Firoozjaee.
“The parliament is asking the respectful government to stop the voluntary implementation of the Additional Protocol and make supervisions offline,” read the statement.
The statement highlighted that the Europeans are contradictory when it comes to putting their words into practice.
“Unfortunately, the full contradiction between the words and deeds of these European countries, which, on the one hand, are supporting the illegal [IAEA] resolution against the Iranian nation, and on the other hand, claim to be abiding by the JCOPA and trying to preserve it, shows they have once again fallen into the trap of the U.S. and Israel, and, aligning themselves with their efforts to implement the failed maximum-pressure policy against Iran, have dealt yet another blow to international multilateralism,” said the statement.
It expressed hope the International Atomic Energy Agency would correct its inappropriate and dangerous approach when it comes to dealing with Iran.
Meanwhile Majlis Speaker said holding negotiations with the United States is absolutely forbidden.
Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf said Tehran is not against diplomacy and talks, but believes talks with Washington would be “detrimental.”
“And negotiations with European countries should be held with maximum distrust,” he said.
“By heeding the U.S. calls to promote the (anti-Iran) resolution on Friday, the Europeans showed that they are nothing short of the U.S. when it comes to bearing grudge against Iran,” he added.
“The Europeans should know that the U.S. failed to advance its bullying tactics by resorting to the knee-on-the-neck policy, and today, it is using Europe as a medium to achieve its goals,” he added.
Today, those supporting the anti-Iran resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) “are to blame for the tension in Iran-IAEA relations,” he said.
He noted the resolution was passed due to lobbying by Washington and Tel Aviv as well as machinations by the European countries against Iran.
He said many of the countries voting for the resolution were under heavy U.S. pressure.
He said the Zionist circles which are behind these machinations keep dreaming that they can sow discord within the ranks of the Iranian nation and Islamic Establishment.
The speaker said they believe they can exert pressure on Iran and find a way to hold Iran to ransom by passing such resolutions.
“I’m announcing loud and clear that today, the officials of the Islamic Establishment see eye to eye on the fact that the U.S. and Zionist regime [of Israel] are not able to achieve any of their objectives at regional and international levels, and the IAEA will not be allowed to violate legal frameworks, whatsoever,” he said.
Qalibaf underscored Iran has cooperated generously with the IAEA within the framework of international regulations and its national interests, but often received growing enmity and was held to ransom more than before.
