29 Mar 2024
Saturday 4 February 2017 - 17:49
Story Code : 249729

Senior Advisor: Iran to give immediate, effective response to JCPOA violation

FNA- Senior Advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian underlined that the country's reciprocal measures against the US violation of the joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will be timely and harsh.

"Iran will give an effective and immediate response to a potential move by the US to abandon its commitment to a multilateral nuclear deal with Iran," Amir Abdollahian said.

Amir Abdollahian's remarks came after US President Donald Trump threatened during his election campaign that he would tear up the nuclear agreement or try to renegotiate its terms. He also referred to the accord as the worst deal ever negotiated".

If the Americans want to tear up the agreement, we are ready to burn it, he said.

In relevant remarks earlier on Saturday, Iranian First Vice President Esqhaq Jahangiri dismissed the recent anti-Iran claims by the United States as worn-out accusations against Iran by Washington aimed at scaring away investors.

"The Iranian government and nation do not care in the least for the worn-out and threadbare remarks made by the American officials," Jahangiri said.

He said that if they change their tone, they should know that they talk about a critical region where Iran is a stable country, so Tehran is not a problem for the region, but the one which can help solve the regional problems.

Also on Friday, the Iranian foreign ministry in a statement slammed the recent US sanctions imposed against the country after it tested a medium-range missile, and said Tehran has prepared plans to take reciprocal measures against Washington.

The statement came after the US Treasury Department said on Friday that Washington has imposed sanctions on 13 individuals and 12 entities as part of bids to ratchet up pressure on Iran. The move against Iran is the first by the US government since President Donald Trump took office on January 20.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran with the support of the wise participation and backing of the great Iranian nation will respond proportionately and reciprocally to any move that targets the interests of the Iranian people, the foreign ministry said in its statement.

The statement added that Iran's missile power is only aimed at defensive purposes and meant to carry conventional weapons and would never be used other than in legitimate defense.

"Irans missile program is the undeniable and inalienable right of the Iranian nation according to international law and the United Nations Charter," it said.

The statement also said that any foreign interference in this regard is a violation of international law and outside the jurisdiction of any country or organization.

The foreign ministry said the recent US sanctions are also inconsistent with US commitments and at odds with the spirit and text of UN Security Council Resolution 2231.

"Just as in reaction to the Islamophobic move of the US government and the temporary prevention of the entry of Iranians, the issuance of visas was suspended for US citizens within the framework of a special mechanism, in response to the new US measure, the Islamic Republic of Iran will move to impose legal restrictions on a number of American people and entities who are involved in founding and assisting extremist terrorist groups in the region or contributing to the carnage and suppression of defenseless people in the region, it added.

The statement said that the names of the banned American people and entities would be announced later.

It reiterated that the security of the Islamic Republic is not open to any compromise or negotiations, stressing that the naive and injudicious measures of the US government would not prevent Iran from following through with its principled policy of safeguarding peace and security in the region and combating terrorism and extremism.

The ministry also stressed that the Islamic Republic would not allow the ominous realization of the dangerous plots and delusions of the Zionist warmongers and their supporters.

A senior US administration said the new sanctions were an initial step in response to Iran's "provocative behavior, adding Tehran would face more measures if it does not curb its ballistic missile program and continues support for Houthi militia in Yemen.

Washington claims that a recent missile test by Iran violated UN Security Council Resolution 2231 that endorsed the 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, reached between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1 group of countries, including the US.

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said on Thursday that Irans successful recent ballistic missile test had breached the neither deal nor the resolution.

"Iran's missile tests are not, and have never been, in violation of the JCPOA or Resolution 2231, Dehqan added.
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