The EU decided to maintain restrictive measures against Iran under the nuclear non-proliferation sanctions regime.
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| Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani. (Source: Iranian Foreign Ministry) |
On October 17, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani criticized the recent decision of the European Council (EC) to maintain sanctions against Tehran, which were supposed to be lifted from October 18 under the 2015 nuclear deal - officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
The Iranian Foreign Ministry representative said that this move violated the commitments of the European Union (EU) and the E3 group - including France, the UK and Germany - under the JCPOA, and Resolution 2231 of the United Nations Security Council.
Earlier the same day, in a statement posted on its official website, the EC announced that the decision was made to maintain restrictive measures against Tehran under the nuclear non-proliferation sanctions regime after October 18 - the expiration date of UN sanctions to limit Iran's purchase of ballistic missiles and drones under the JCPOA.
On September 17, the E3 group announced that it would not lift certain sanctions on Iran due to the country's alleged "non-compliance" with the 2015 nuclear deal signed with world powers.
The nuclear deal places tough limits on Tehran's nuclear energy program - including limits on the amount of enriched uranium it can store at any one time.
Meanwhile, other signatories also agreed to various commitments, mainly easing sanctions against Tehran.
However, Iranian officials insist they are no longer bound by those rules because the United States unilaterally abandoned the deal in 2018, when then-President Donald Trump reimposed all previous sanctions on Tehran and expanded them, violating America's core commitment to the nuclear deal with Iran.
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