TEHRAN – The agreement signed in Cairo last week between Foreign Minister Abbas Aragci and Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has resumed cooperation to resume cooperation, causing conservatives in Iran and putting domestic pressure on the Pezeshkia regime.
Now, the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has stepped forward to announce something clear from the start. The contract is approved by SNSC, Iran’s top security agency, and there is no guarantee that the transaction will be realized if Iran’s rights and security are not respected.
The Council, the president and several of his pastors, representatives of Iran’s highest military commander, the Speaker of the Parliament, the attorney general and one or more of the leaders of the Islamic Revolution, have seyed Ali Khamenei. It is also run through multiple expert committees led by top experts and analysts in the country.
Following the US-Israel attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June, Iran’s parliament passed a bill establishing the SNSC as the deciding body on Iran’s relationship with the IAEA. The resolution suspended ties with the UN nuclear watchdog, citing its failure to take a critical stance on the attack, and accusing it of promoting the attack through reports claiming Iran’s untransparency. The bill also said the suspension should be in effect unless the social media company decides otherwise.
In a statement released on Sunday, the council said it approved the Cairo agreement after thorough scrutiny by the Atomic Energy Commission. “The text of these arrangements was reviewed by the Atomic Energy Commission of the Supreme National Security Council. What was signed is essentially the same as that approved by that committee,” the statement read.
There are no practical steps in the New Deal. Rather, it promises to explore ways to bring IAEA inspectors back into the country. According to the social network, testing at three nuclear sites targeted during the war (Esfahan, Natanz and Fordow) will take some time to resume.
“After the necessary security and security conditions have been established, Iran will only submit its report to the IAEA after obtaining the opinions of the SNSC. Also, the practical way of cooperation between Iran and the IAEA in reports submitted to the agency should be agreed by both parties. However, the halt of the implementation of the US warned that Israel would decide to repeat the June story or that E3 (UK, Germany, France) would decide to restore UN sanctions on Iran.
In late August, the European Signature of the European Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – the 2015 agreement that encouraged the US to withdraw three years later and encouraged Europeans to abandon their subsequent commitments – stimulated the process of restoring UN sanctions on Tehran. The JCPOA allows signatories to reimpose these sanctions if Iran is deemed non-compliant.
Iranians argue that Europe lacks moral and legal rights to put pressure on Iran. This is because after the US withdraws from the JCPOA and Europeans, it has reduced its commitment despite the remaining official signatories.
For the time being, Europe can prevent further escalation with Iran by securing a new UN Security Council resolution expanding relief from pre-JCPOA sanctions. Furthermore, South Korea, the revolving president of the UNSC, has completed a resolution that will forever lift the anti-Iranian UN embargo. However, it is unlikely to be adopted.
The potential recovery of UN sanctions appears to be the biggest threat to the implementation of the Cairo trade at present. A considerable portion of Araguchi’s remarks were focused on the threat at Saturday’s meeting with Iranian lawmakers.