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News ID: 46478
Publish Date : 14 November 2017 - 21:36

IAEA Report Refutes U.S. Claims on JCPOA


TEHRAN (Dispatches) - Tehran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that the agency’s ninth report directly contradicts Washington’s claims about Iran’s nuclear deal.
"The agency’s new report, in contradiction to the U.S.’ claims, once again proves that Iran’s nuclear activities are in direct compliance with the JCPOA,” said Reza Najafi on Tuesday.  
Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – the United States, France, Britain, Russia and China – plus Germany signed the he Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on July 14, 2015 and started implementing it on January 16, 2016. Under the JCPOA, Iran put limits on its nuclear program in exchange for the removal of nuclear-related sanctions imposed against Tehran.
Earlier in the day, the IAEA once again verified that Iran remains in compliance with its commitments under the landmark nuclear agreement.
Najafi also stressed that Iran and other members of the IAEA expect the agency to continue with its impartial assessment of the agreement.
Meanwhile, Germany’s ambassador to Iran said the European parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) have urged the U.S. to consider the consequences of scrapping the nuclear deal, saying a weakened JCPOA would threaten security of the U.S., its allies and the region.
Speaking with Iranian domestic media, Michael Klor-Berchtold reiterated Berlin’s support for the JCPOA, and voiced the European Union’s call that the U.S. government should honor its commitments under the JCPOA.
The envoy went o, the 28-member bloc has urged that Washington take into account the consequences of its measures for the security of itself, its allies and the region.
The three European parties to the JCPOA have encouraged the U.S. government and Congress to think twice before taking steps that could undermine the nuclear deal, Klor-Berchtold added.
As regards the economic relations between Iran and Germany, the ambassador said the value of bilateral trade exchange is expected to reach 3 billion euros this year, saying it would experience a 20 percent annual rise.
His comments came after the foreign ministers of Germany, Britain and France emphasized the necessity for saving the JCPOA in a Monday meeting in Brussels.
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said later in the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting that Berlin needs to work in close cooperation with its allies regarding Iran nuclear deal.
The EU has been at odds with U.S. President Donald Trump who has repeatedly described the JCPOA as a disaster and accused Iran of violating the deal.
The EU, Iran, Russia and China maintain that the JCPOA is a multilateral and non-renegotiable pact that could not be scrapped unilaterally.
****Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi