Iran press/ Iran news: Tehran Friday Prayer Leader, Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari, said during his sermons on Friday that Iran's move in reducing its commitments toward JCPOA is considered as the reaction toward the west's hollow promises over fulfilling their commitments toward the e Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), reported Iran press.
The senior cleric also went on to emphasize that Iran will continue to reduce its JCPOA commitments in case of the Europeans' disloyalty toward the deal.
In the first step last May, Iran reduced some of its commitments under the JCPOA, and gave a two-month window of opportunity to the European signatories to the JCPOA to fulfil their commitments, Haj. Ali Akbari added.
The second step was taken in July and Iran further reduced its commitments to the nuclear deal, and gave another two-month window of opportunity to the Europeans to honour what they had promised as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Now, the third step of reducing nuclear commitments is enforced as of today, he said, adding: "the third step will be more fruitful than the previous two steps."
Islamic Republic of Iran will not halt its commitments fully under the deal, rather, the country will follow up its decision gradually and step by step, Friday prayer leader stressed.
Then, he pointed to the month of Muharram, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH) and said: "The root, basis of the Islamic Revolution is based on Husseini School, based on which, resistance, patience and Jihad continued."
“According to Husseini School, we should stand by and resist against abnormalities and this resistance will lay the ground for realizing most objectives in cultural, socioeconomic and political sectors,” highlighted the senior cleric.
Europeans should fulfil the 11 commitments they made earlier, Haj Ali Akbari said, noting that whenever they did so, other issues will proceed automatically.
"Intelligent and wise resistance will pave the way for numerous solutions in the fields of economy, culture, politics and diplomacy," he said.
Noting that the world is thinking of post-American era, he added that the US has lost its past economic and political power, as no power of influence is seen in it. 207/203
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