Saudi Arabia Trying to Influence JCPOA Implementation: Iran

Certain regional countries, along with the Zionist regime, have spared no effort to prevent the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – the text of the nuclear deal – from being implemented, Nobakht said in his weekly press conference.

Saudi Arabia’s unconsidered and condemned moves in recent developments are not unrelated to the issue of JCPOA, he noted, expressing the hope that such measures would be thwarted once again, after certain countries failed to prevent the finalization of the deal in July.

His remarks came after Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed the prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, among dozens of others. The execution ignited widespread international condemnation, from both political and religious figures.

On Sunday, furious demonstrators in the Iranian cities of Tehran and Mashhad stormed Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic buildings in protest at the Al Saud’s execution of Sheikh Nimr.

Iranian officials criticized the embassy attack and police arrested several individuals involved, but the Saudi foreign ministry announced on Sunday it was cutting diplomatic ties with the Islamic Republic following the angry protests in Iran.

Nobakht referred to the severance of ties by the Saudi regime as an “immature” move by “inexperienced” rulers, and stressed that such measures are not at all worrying for Iran.

Iran will show appropriate reaction to Riyadh’s move within the framework of international rules and regulations, the Iranian spokesman added.

After the decision to cut the ties was declared by the Saudi foreign minister, some Arab countries followed Riyadh’s lead. Bahrain and Sudan severed the relations, the United Arab Emirates reduced its level of ties with Iran, and Kuwait recalled its ambassador to Tehran.