TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly dismissed allegations filed by the Seven (G7) Speedy Response Mechanism (RRM) and its group of affiliate members, accusing them of “unfounded, unfounded, politically motivated.”
In a message posted on the previous Twitter X on Saturday, Araghchi spoke to a European trio known as the E3, who along with Iran signed the 2015 nuclear deal. The three governments are reportedly pressing for a “snapback” mechanism for deals to recover sanctions lifted under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Aragut argued that Europeans “do not have legal, political or moral qualifications” to activate the mechanism, given that they did not support their obligations under the nuclear agreement. Both Iran and its partners, Russia and China, have long argued that breach of E3’s contract, including a rechallenge of sanctions, would negate any claims that could have to call a snapback.
The Foreign Minister also laughed at the logic behind the E3 approach. “Not only does it not qualify for E3 to call snapbacks, but even if you could ‘use or lose’ it won’t work,” he wrote. “The correct expression of the E3 dilemma is to “lose it.” Or even better, “using it and losing everything.”
Tehran repeatedly warned that successful attempts by Europeans to revive sanctions would cause widespread retaliatory measures. These include repealing the recently negotiated agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) aimed at reviving cooperation and even withdrawing it entirely from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
On Saturday, Araguchi presented details of the IAEA agreement during an extraordinary session with the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee. After the meeting, committee chair Ebrahim Azitzi told reporters that if the European government moved forward with a snapback bid, a withdrawal from the NPT would remain on the table.
However, Azitzi stressed that Tehran still prefers diplomatic outcomes. “It is agreed that, under this same agreement, the issue of snapback will be put aside if Europeans and institutions are fulfilling their commitments.
As Iran’s warnings intensify tensions over the fate of nuclear deals, Tehran argues that further provocation by E3 could dismantle the remainder of the JCPOA framework and put the diplomatic process in jeopardy.