spokesman for the mission of I.R. Iran to the UN Alireza Miryousefi PHOTO: By IRNA

The spokesman for the mission of I.R. Iran to the UN Alireza Miryousefi said that praising the illegal assassination of nuclear scientists and encouraging sabotage in Iran’s infrastructures amounts to what are inhumane, barbaric acts that promote violence and terrorism.

Iran PressAmerica: Miryusefi sent a note to the Bloomberg Economic Website on Saturday, saying such measures do nothing less than keeping tensions high and could ignite a full range escalation.

He added Iran has publicly announced: "If it’s concluded that a regime or a government had a hand in the incident, directly or indirectly, the Islamic Republic will respond decisively."

Five years ago, we reached a historic agreement, the JCPOA, or Iran Nuclear Deal, which addressed different aspects of Iran’s peaceful nuclear program. It was only after two years of intensive, difficult negotiations that all parties were satisfied that all issues had been resolved. It was the Trump administration that unilaterally withdrew from this international accord and violated UN Security Council resolution 2231, which enshrined it in international law. Consequently, the rest of the world has strongly criticized this blatant U.S. retreat from its obligations.

It should be mentioned that Iran has been the biggest victim of chemical weapons attacks in contemporary history, courtesy of Saddam Hussein, who was supported by the West in his war on Iran. These attacks were accompanied not only by silence but also with the shameful aid of Western countries. Iran has no program or plans to produce chemical weapons, and the claim made in the opinion piece is not just bizarre, but completely fallacious.

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