Samples of combat missiles in Tehran. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 10Germany, France and Britain believe that Tehran's position on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program jeopardizes the prospects for resuming the deal, the Eurotroika said in a joint statement released on Saturday by the German Foreign Ministry. The statement notes that Iran continues to to develop its nuclear program going «far beyond» what can be justified by «civilian considerations». It is noted that, as the agreement approaches, Tehran has again raised certain issues related to its obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the safeguards agreement concluded with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Iran's response set the JCPOA dialogue back, Blinken said. «This latest demand raises serious doubts about Iran's intentions and commitment to a successful outcome regarding the JCPOA. Iran's position is inconsistent with its legally binding obligations and jeopardizes the prospects for restoring the JCPOA,» the statement said. Berlin, Paris and London called on Tehran to cooperate with the IAEA, stressing that Iran must «provide technically credible answers to the IAEA's questions about the location of all nuclear materials in the country.» Iran's nuclear program was able to eliminate «a number of gaps,» but Tehran's latest written response to the West's proposals set the dialogue on this topic back. According to Blinken, the US does not consider it possible at this stage to restore the deal in a form that does not meet the basic requirements of Washington.Media: Iran will supply the market with 93 million barrels of oil at the conclusion of the JCPOA In 2015, the UK, Germany, China, Russia, the United States, France and Iran signed a nuclear deal — the JCPOA on the Iranian nuclear program, which involved the lifting of sanctions in exchange for limiting Iran's nuclear program. In May 2018, the United States under Donald Trump withdrew from the JCPOA and reinstated sanctions against Tehran. In response, Iran announced a phased reduction in its obligations under the agreement, abandoning restrictions on nuclear research, centrifuges and the level of uranium enrichment. Negotiations were held in Vienna to renew the JCPOA and lift Washington's sanctions against Tehran. In December 2021, the parties reached an agreement on two draft agreements, in which the European side included the positions of Iran. Iranian spokesman Bagheri Kyani said the talks were going well, but US State Department spokesman Ned Price assessed the progress in Vienna as modest, urging Tehran to take the issue seriously. With the return of the parties to their capitals at the end of March, the negotiations were suspended. The Iranian Foreign Ministry blamed the US administration for this. The next round of negotiations on the JCPOA took place in Doha on June 29-30.
