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Sunday 15 October 2017 - 11:51
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Trump is in no position to verify Irans compliance with nuclear deal: Zarif

Trump is in no position to verify Irans compliance with nuclear deal: Zarif


Press TV - IranianForeign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has stressed that US President Donald Trump is in no position to verify Irans compliance with the nuclear deal.

Zarif made the remarks on Saturday during a live interview with Iranian national TV in response to Trump, who failed to recertify the international nuclear agreement on Friday.

Trump is in no position to verify Irans compliance with the JCPOA, the top diplomat stated, asserting that quitting the deal is among Tehran's options.

Zarif further noted that regulations within the American government are not related to Tehran and the US must honor its international commitments under the agreement, known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
The American domestic regulations are not credible for us and the US is required to remain committed to its international commitments. The JCPOA is not an agreement between Iran and the US to need Congress certification, he said.
Speaking from the White House on Friday, Trump said he would not recertify that Tehran is complying with the 2015 nuclear agreement.



The president is required by US law to certify every 90 days whether or not Iran is complying with the nuclear deal. He has certified the deal twice since coming to office.

The US Congress has 60 days to decide whether to reimpose economic sanctions against Tehran, removed under the accord.



The Iranian foreign minister further accused the Trump administration of following the agenda of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the region.
Perhaps, Trumps speech was more a Netanyahus speech delivered by Trump. Our neighbors must come to their senses about who are endorsing Trumps statement.



[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="555"] Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and US President Donald Trump attend a presser before a meeting at the Palace Hotel during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 18, 2017, in New York. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]

Hailed as a great friend to the Jewish people by the Israeli premier, Trump has mended ties with Tel Aviv that had gone sour under former President Barack Obama, in part due to his resolve to participate in nuclear negotiations with Tehran, which yielded a nuclear deal not welcomed by US regional allies, namely Israel and Saudi Arabia.

The United States is isolating itself by its policies, Zarif said, citing the European Unions concerns about the Trump administrations behavior, which is not exclusively limited to the nuclear agreement and could cause trouble for the international order.

He also highlighted Trump's failureto respect several other international deals such as the Paris Climate Accord, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP).

France asks US Congress to respect JCPOA

Despite Trumps failure to recertify the deal, European signatories as well as China and Russia have thrown their support behind it.



[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="555"] French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian looks on during a press conference in the Moroccan capital Rabat on October 9, 2017. (Photo by AFP)[/caption]

France, for instance, has called on the US Congress not to cancel Irans nuclear deal, stressing that it is robust and coherent.

"We strongly hope that Congress, which is now responsible for a possible rupture, does not jeopardize the deal," said French Foreign Minister Jean-YvesLe Drian. "If we denounce a deal that has been respected, it will set a dangerous precedent."

Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council the United States, France, Britain, Russia and China plus Germany signed the nuclear agreement on July 14, 2015 and started implementing it on January 16, 2016.

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