Sputnik - US complaints over how the nuclear deal on Iran is being implemented are irrelevant, he head of the Russian Foreign Ministry�s Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control, Mikhail Ulyanov, said Thursday.





THE HAGUE (Sputnik)�� On April 19, US President Donald Trump ordered a National Security Council-led interagency review of�the JCPOA to�evaluate Iran's compliance with�the deal, with�the US State Secretary Rex Tillerson stating that the nuclear deal "fails to�achieve the objective of�non-nuclear Iran." Tehran, in�its turn, stressed that the deal was an international treaty and cannot be changed, adding that Iran was fulfilling its obligations under�the JCPOA.
"If the deal does not work, then specific complaints should be made regarding its functioning. The Americans cannot do this. The IAEA, an independent participant in�this process, confirms that the Iranians are implementing everything. Therefore, any claims are irrelevant here, it seems to�me," Ulyanov said.


Ulyanov noted that it was necessary for�Tillerson to�separate the notions of�terrorism and nuclear deal, which have nothing in�common.

The JCPOA was signed by�Iran and the P5+1 countries�� China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States plus Germany in�July 2015, ensuring the peaceful nature of�the Iranian nuclear program in�return for�the gradual lifting of�sanctions against�Tehran. The deal came into�force on�January 16, 2016, after�the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that Iran was ready to�implement the program to�reduce its nuclear potential.

However, the United States imposed new sanctions against�Iran in�February 2017 after�a medium-range ballistic missile test has been carried out�by Tehran in�late January.