“JCPOA is an empty shell. I don’t think anyone thinks that JCPOA can play a role at this point. I think it was an agreement that used to be up and running for a while, but now what you can do Think about its merits or lack thereof regardless of whether it is technically speaking, it is clear that it is no longer suitable for purpose,” he said at a press conference in Tokyo.
He said the text of the previous contract already contains old information, including the type of centrifuge used by Iran. In a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragci, Grossi pointed out that the two agreed that the “JCPOA philosophy” could continue based on “controlling activities in exchange for incentives.”
The Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA) was signed with Tehran in 2015 by the UN Security Council and five permanent members of Germany to resolve the crisis on Iran’s nuclear research.
The agreement marked the end of a crisis that began in 2004 when Western countries accused Iran of developing nuclear weapons and imposing sanctions. In 2018, during his first term as president, Trump withdrew from the trade, reviving all anti-Iranian sanctions, and the lifting began under the terms of the trade.
In response, the Iranian parliament passed a law in 2020 on measures to respond to sanctions. Under that, they reduced many obligations under nuclear transactions, including halting IAEA testing beyond the scope of the Nuclear Nonpoliferation Convention. Strict surveillance measures for the state and prohibitions.
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