Iran Press/Europe: Mohammad Javad Zarif, during a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov added that Iran’s actions did not violate the original terms of the nuclear agreement and that Tehran now had 60 days to take the necessary diplomatic steps.
Sergey Lavrov, for his part said that the irresponsible policies of the US government have led to an "unacceptable situation" in which the multilateral pact on Iran’s nuclear program may fail, RT reported.
According to the report, Lavrov criticized the US during the meeting with Zarif, who personally brought a letter from his government informing Russia about Tehran’s latest decision on the nuclear agreement.
“As I understand, our main task here is to discuss the unacceptable situation, which has unfolded around the JCPOA as a result of irresponsible behaviour by the United States,” the Russian diplomat said.
Lavrov also stressed that Russia appreciated Iran’s continued compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action (JCPOA) even after the US broke its side of the bargain.
The remarks came as Iran revealed on Wednesday countermeasures to US’ withdrawal from the nuclear deal, giving the other remaining parties to 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 commitments to the agreement further stage by stage.
The decision to reduce commitments to the JCPOA comes as Washington is ramping up pressure against Iran, by re-imposing new sanctions, including restrictions on Iran's low-level uranium enrichment, and ending the sanctions waivers for Iran’s major oil clients in an attempt to drive the country’s oil exports to zero.
Iran has stressed that it has no intention to leave the JCPOA, and its decision on reducing commitments is still within the framework of the agreement. 101/211/202
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