TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif once again referred the cases of E3 noncompliance with the 2015 nuclear deal to its Joint Commission for resolution based on Article 36 of the JCPOA, said a Foreign Ministry spokesman on Friday.
According to Seyyed Abbas Mousavi, the Iranian foreign minister referred the cases to the Joint Commission of the nuclear agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in a letter to the High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell, IRNA reported.
Based on Article 36, “If Iran believed that any or all of the E3/EU+3 were not meeting their commitments under this JCPOA, Iran could refer the issue to the Joint Commission for resolution”.
The last letter was sent following the irresponsible and illegal move made by the three European signatories of the nuclear deal (Germany, Britain, and France) in presenting a draft resolution at the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, as well as their continued non-abidance with the commitments under the deal.
Zarif warned in the letter that any interference in the ongoing cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would be contrary to the provisions of the JCPOA and could have negative impacts on the existing cooperation under the safeguards agreement, Mousavi added.
He stressed the need to maintain and fully implement the provisions of the JCPOA by all parties, especially the need for Iran to fully benefit from the economic effects of the sanctions lifting mechanism as envisaged in the nuclear deal and said that Tehran would take appropriate and proportionate action against any excessive and irresponsible behavior.
Mousavi strongly urged the E3 to pave the way for maintaining and complete implementation of the nuclear deal by continuing their compliance with the JCPOA, instead of moving in the direction of the US policy of maximum pressure.
Iran had previously referred another case of the E3 noncompliance with the JCPOA to its Joint Commission in two separate letters.
- source : Iran Daily, Irannews
