TEHRAN – Iran’s top nuclear officials have reiterated Tehran’s longtime position that the Islamic Republic is ready to return to its commitment under the 2015 nuclear agreement if other parties respect their rights.
“We have always emphasized that these commitments are reversible unless the rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran are overlooked,” said Behrouz Kamalvandi, nuclear spokesman and vice-chief of international and legal, in an interview with Persian New Year (Nowruz) opportunity.
The US under Donald Trump left the agreement in May 2018 and returned sanctions under his maximum pressure policy on Iran. The European side also failed to compensate Iran against the US exit.
Under nuclear deals, officially known as a joint comprehensive plan of action, Iran has agreed to put restrictions on nuclear activities in exchange for the end of economic and financial sanctions.
Iran remained completely faithful to the terms of the contract, even a year after the US withdraws from the multilateral agreement. However, in May 2019, Iran announced that its “strategic patience” had ended and gradually began to remove restrictions on nuclear activity. In the same way, Iran announced that if Europeans respect their duties, Iran is ready to reverse its nuclear measures. But the Europeans did nothing.
Iran is currently being criticised in the current situation, with speculation from accusations by the Zionist Israeli regime and certain Western countries, particularly Iran, that they intend to build nuclear weapons.
“We are accused of being non-psychic active while under the most extensive testing (by the International Atomic Energy Agency). Perhaps no country is monitored as closely as we do,” Kamalbandi added, “Unfortunately, there are statements made in media where we are worthless.”
The United States had withdrawn from the multilateral nuclear agreement and Europeans had not fulfilled their obligations, but Iran had a vague hope of staying.
“After the US withdraws from the JCPOA, the biggest pressure was on Iran. They tried to portray it as the Islamic Republic blames this situation. Everyone knows whether Iran has halted some of its commitments under Article 26. In response, he explained.
The nuclear spokesman went on to say Iran is unwavering in defending its nuclear rights.
“In any case, Iran’s Islamic Republic is solid and determined in defending its rights. I hope that Western countries that have tested Iran many times have come to realize that Iran’s pressure on the Islamic Republic may not be effective, and even have the opposite effect.”
Nuclear officials added that there is no country that does not have the right to speak to Iran as a “language of power.”
“You cannot speak to a great country like Iran, which has thousands of years of history and has a language of power.”