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Iran: Trump and riddle of JCPOA

Mehr News Agency – Although some news agencies have viewed the US president stance on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) positively, the fact is Washington has long been breaching the nuclear deal.

On the one hand, The United States chooses selectively to keep part of the JCPOA which defines the obligations of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the deal, and on the other hand, it refuses to fulfill its obligations to the accord. Furthermore, the US President has made an effort to add new clauses to the content of the JCPOA. Thus, we are now witnessing a clear nuclear deception by the United States.

In the meantime, European countries are apparently ‘backing’ the JCPOA, but in practice, they have done nothing to lift Iran’s nuclear sanctions – the main objective of the JCPOA. The economic and commercial hurdles between Iran and Europe still remain intact. What is certain is that the United States, during both Obama’s and Trump’s presidencies, has practically withdrawn from the nuclear deal.

The US Treasury Department, again under the last two US Presidents, has prevented the normalization of banking relations with Iran, an issue that has been acknowledged by the economic analysts in the world.

Donald Trump once again has extended the suspension of nuclear sanctions. However, he has announced that this would be the “last time” to waive the sanctions against Iran unless talks on Iran’s missile program begin, and Iran’s nuclear constraints, which have been scheduled for 10 years, become permanent. He also called for an inspection of Iran’s military sites. Meanwhile, a White House official has told reporters that Trump is calling for additional strict measures in the JCPOA, and in case of Iran’s lack of commitment to these new conditions, the United States would be able to immediately resume the sanctions. During his one year of presidency, Trump publicly confirmed Iran’s commitment to the deal a couple of times, but failed to do the same around three months ago.

Our country’s Foreign Minister, “Mohammad Javad Zarif” wrote in a Twitter message: Trump’s policy & today’s announcement amount to desperate attempts to undermine a solid multilateral agreement, maliciously violating its paras 26, 28 & 29. JCPOA is not renegotiable: rather than repeating tired rhetoric, US must bring itself into full compliance -just like Iran.

The US Treasury Department has also added 14 Iranian personalities, including the head of the judiciary of Iran, to its list of sanctions on the grounds of human rights abuses. Not long ago, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, “Steven Mnuchin” stated that he expects new sanctions to be imposed on Iran.

Iran’s foreign ministry, while condemning US threats and rejecting the addition of new people to the sanctions list, has issued a statement on the US administration’s extension of waivers of Iran nuclear sanctions and imposition of a series of new sanctions on certain Iranian companies and individuals. Part of the statement reads: 


The Islamic Republic of Iran explicitly stresses that it will not carry out anything beyond its obligations in the JCPOA, and will not accept any changes in this agreement now or in the future. Moreover, it will not allow the nuclear accord to be tied to any other issues. The US government, like other parties to the deal, is obliged to fulfill all its obligations, and if it fails to do so under false pretexts, it should be fully held accountable for the consequences.

Over the course of two years after the signing of the deal, the US government has always been violating various parts of the agreement by breaking its pledges through procrastination and hostile policies. Trump’s past-year policy and Friday’s announcement violate the deal’s paragraphs 26, 28, and 29, and the Islamic Republic of Iran will follow up this blatant violation and report it to the JCPOA Joint Commission.


The Statement continues to read:



In a nutshell, Donald Trump’s remarks regarding the JCPOA are an obvious deception. What is certain is that Iran will never renegotiate with the 5+1 members over the nuclear deal.

By: Mohammad Ghaderi

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