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Tuesday 7 November 2017 - 11:05
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Almost two years on, Iran fully committed to nuclear deal terms: IAEA chief



Press TV - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)has once again hailed Iran for remaining fully committed to the terms of its 2015 nuclear agreement with six world powers, amid global concerns over American threats against the landmark pact.

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano was addressing a conference on nuclear energy at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington on Monday.

Now, almost two years since Implementation Day (January 16, 2016), I can state that the nuclear-related commitments made by Iran under the JCPOA are being implemented, Amano said, using the acronym for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action as the deal is officially called.
The IAEA, he said, was tasked by the UN Security Council with monitoring Irans compliance, adding that the nuclear watchdog is not a party to the agreement, but we played a key role in bringing it about.
The IAEA chief also emphasized that the Islamic Republic has agreed to additional transparency measures under the nuclear accord, and that the agencys inspectors have expanded access to locations.

Iran is now subject to the worlds most robust nuclear verification regime. It has committed itself to fully implementing its comprehensive safeguards agreement and is provisionally applying the Additional Protocol, he added.

Elsewhere in his statement, Amano touched on his recent visit to Tehran.

In meetings with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi, I requested them to fully implement Irans nuclear-related commitments under the JCPOA. They reaffirmed their determination to do so, he pointed out.



The JCPOA was reached between Iran and the P5+1 countries namely the US, Russia, China, France, Britain, and Germany in July 2015. Under the deal, Iran undertook to apply certain limitsto its nuclear program in exchange for the termination of all nuclear-related sanctions against Tehran.

Eight IAEA reports have so far confirmed Irans full commitment to its side of the bargain.

However, Washington, under President Donald Trump, has at various times attempted to either scrap the agreement or open renegotiations to change its terms. Those attempts have faced stiff opposition from all sides to the deal.

On October 13, Trump, who took office one year after the JCPOA had come into force, defied all IAEA reports and refused to formally certify that the Islamic Republic was complying with the accord under a domestic US law, warning that he might ultimately terminate it.

Trump further said he was directing his administration to work closely with Congress and our allies to address the deals many serious flaws. The US Congress now has until mid-December to decide whether to re-impose the economic sanctions on Tehran that were lifted under the accord.

This is while all other signatories to the JCPOA, along with the entire international community, have announced their support for the deal and censured any move that could harm it.

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