Tehran: Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday said that his government has not violated the accord of 2015 nuclear deal. He had also expressed his exasperation over a White House statement on his country's nuclear programme.
In his twitter handle on Tuesday Zarif wrote: "Seriously?... We have NOT violated the #JCPOA. Para 36 of the accord illustrates why: We triggered & exhausted para 36 after US withdrawal. We gave E3+2 a few weeks while reserving our right. We finally took action after 60 weeks. As soon as E3 abide by their obligations, we'll reverse.”
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We have NOT violated the #JCPOA.
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) July 1, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Para 36 of the accord illustrates why:
We triggered & exhausted para 36 after US withdrawal.
We gave E3+2 a few weeks while reserving our right.
We finally took action after 60 weeks.
As soon as E3 abide by their obligations, we'll reverse. pic.twitter.com/bSxaMFaktH
">We have NOT violated the #JCPOA.
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) July 1, 2019
Para 36 of the accord illustrates why:
We triggered & exhausted para 36 after US withdrawal.
We gave E3+2 a few weeks while reserving our right.
We finally took action after 60 weeks.
As soon as E3 abide by their obligations, we'll reverse. pic.twitter.com/bSxaMFaktHWe have NOT violated the #JCPOA.
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) July 1, 2019
Para 36 of the accord illustrates why:
We triggered & exhausted para 36 after US withdrawal.
We gave E3+2 a few weeks while reserving our right.
We finally took action after 60 weeks.
As soon as E3 abide by their obligations, we'll reverse. pic.twitter.com/bSxaMFaktH
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Seriously? pic.twitter.com/oZApumVt2T
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) July 2, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Seriously? pic.twitter.com/oZApumVt2T
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) July 2, 2019Seriously? pic.twitter.com/oZApumVt2T
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) July 2, 2019
Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers saw it limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
Following reports that Iran has begun enriching uranium beyond limits outlined in the nuclear agreement, the US accused the country of violating a 2015 nuclear deal. Washington also threatened Tehran that it would never allow the country to develop nuclear weapons.
"There is little doubt that even before the deal's existence, Iran was violating its terms," said the White House in a statement, adding, “We must restore the longstanding nonproliferation standard of no enrichment for Iran. The United States and its allies will never allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. There is little doubt that even before the deal's existence, Iran was violating its terms.”
"We must restore the longstanding nonproliferation standard of no enrichment for Iran. The United States and its allies will never allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons."
The agreement was signed with an aim to limit Iran's civilian energy programme, thereby preventing it from developing nuclear weapons at some point in the future, in exchange for relief from sanctions that were crippling the country's economy.
The nuclear agreement was signed with an aim to limit Iran's civilian energy programme, thereby preventing it from developing nuclear weapons at some point in the future, in exchange for relief from sanctions that were crippling the country's economy.
The deal was hailed as a major diplomatic victory by the Obama administration. However, last year, Donald Trump-led US government had withdrawn from the deal, terming it as defective at its core.
Washington's decision of pulling out from the agreement soured its ties with Iran. In the past year, the Trump administration has slapped a multitude of sanctions on Tehran citing the latter's support to state-sponsored terrorism and conflicts.
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