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: Ambassador Ulyanov says the European trio, having violated their obligations under UNSCR 2231, its Annex B, and the JCPOA, now intend to punish Iran for their own inability to revive the deal.
Wednesday 5 March 2025 - 16:00
Story Code : 436248
Source : Mehr News
Russia urges Europe to stop snapback threats against Iran
The snapback mechanism under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), allows any party to the deal to restore United Nations sanctions on Iran if it violates the agreement.
However, back in 2018, the United States unilaterally withdrew from the JCPOA and implemented a “maximum pressure” policy against the Islamic Republic, while the other parties to the deal – Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and China – failed to secure Iran’s interests under the agreement.
Iran waited an entire year after the U.S. withdrawal as the three European powers promised to offset the impact of U.S. sanctions, but as those efforts failed, it ultimately began to reduce its nuclear obligations in a remedial move envisioned within the JCPOA.
Speaking at a session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Board of Governors on Tuesday, Russia’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, said the European trio, having violated their obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 2231, its Annex B, and the JCPOA, now intend to punish Iran for their own inability to revive the deal.
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