Iran not leaving JCPOA: FM Zarif
ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency
Wed / 8 May 2019 / 11:06
Tehran (ISNA) – Iran's Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif announced that the Islamic Republic has decided to stop implementing some of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) commitments it used to fulfill voluntarily for now.
He made the remarks upon his arrival in the Russian capital Moscow, where he plans to hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov on the bilateral relations, the most important regional and international issues as well as the future of Iran nuclear deal.
"Unfortunately, the European Union and other members of the international community were not capable of standing up to the US' pressures. So, the Islamic Republic of Iran has decided to stop implementing some of the JCPOA commitments it used to fulfill voluntarily for now," Zarif told reporters.
"The right to stop implementing commitments partially or totally in case of violation by other parties has been preserved for Iran in the JCPOA. So, Iran is not doing anything against JCPOA now; rather, it is acting totally within the framework of Articles 26 and 36 of the deal and Iran is not leaving the JCPOA. It is an opportunity for other parties to the deal to take required measures, and not just issue statements" he stated.
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