Iran press/ Iran news: 'The US sanctions and pressures will impose costs on Iran, but Tehran will find its way as it did it in the past,' Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbass Araqchi said at the 14th International Conference on International System, Regional Developments and Foreign Policy on Monday.
According to IRNA, 'Nobody will be brought to their knees in Iran by the sanctions, particularly under current conditions that we are doing better than before the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action),' he said referring to the nuclear deal Iran and the major world powers signed in 2015.
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Iran will remain in the deal so long as it protects the country's interests, the diplomat said.
'We have been committed to the JCPOA because of our economic and political interests,' he said, pointing to 'the global consensus that has been emerged in favor of Iran' and the 'legitimacy', he said, it has brought to the country as the instances of benefits.
US has unilaterally withdrawn from the deal and re-imposed sanctions on Iran. It has also warned its allies to stop doing business with Iran or they would be punished.
US President Donald Trump announced in early May that Washington would pull out of the Iran nuclear deal and reinstate sanctions, which had been lifted under the accord.
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Also on November 06, Araqchi in an interview with IRINN channel 6 has emphasized that America's conduct vis-a-vis the JCPOA and the Islamic Republic of Iran are a very good indication of America's waning power and influence. He added: "From now on, it is going to be downhill for the US."
The first round of the sanctions snapped back into place in August, with the second round which will target the energy and oil sectors taking effect on November 5.
This is while other signatories to the deal (i.e. Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia) have thus far criticized Washington's unilateral move and repeatedly stressed their commitment to the deal.105/203
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