Iran Press/Iran news: Noting that Tehran’s declaration was not a spontaneous measure, Haj Ali-Akbari added that Iran decided to rightfully walk away from some of its commitments to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to show its firm stance against the US hostile actions.
The senior cleric also said that the EU rejection of Iran’s 60-day ultimatum on JCPOA indicates that they are angry with our decision, Iran Press reported.
“The international community, the Europeans and Iran’s Supreme National Security Council are now at a big test,” Haj Ali-Akbari said, adding that it will not be in favor of Europeans if they do not pay attention to the deadline.
Iran revealed on Wednesday countermeasures to US withdrawal from the nuclear deal, giving the other remaining parties of the JCPOA a 60-day ultimatum to comply with their commitments, particularly those regarding Iran’s economic interests in the banking and energy sectors, before reducing portions of its own commitments to the agreement stage by stage.
However, the EU, in a joint statement by the high representative and the foreign ministers of France, Germany, and the UK rejected Iran’s ultimatum on Thursday.
"We reject any ultimatums and will assess Iran's compliance on the basis of Iran's performance regarding its nuclear-related commitments under the JCPOA and the NPT," the statement reads.
This is while Tehran has reiterated that it is not after withdrawing from JCPOA but will continue reciprocal policies in response to lack of other parties’ commitments in the framework of the deal. 105/201/213
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