Iran Forms Committee to Oversee Further Reduction of JCPOA Commitments: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has set up a committee supervising the measures to be taken in the fourth stage of reduction in Tehran’s commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal, the Iranian president’s chief of staff said.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a cabinet session on Wednesday, Mahmoud Vaezi said Tehran has established a committee that is in charge of the plans for the fourth step in reducing commitments to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
He also reiterated that if Iran’s demands are not met in the negotiations with the other JCPOA parties before the end of a two-month deadline, the Islamic Republic will definitely take the fourth step in scaling back the JCPOA commitments in due time.
In May 2018, US President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the JCPOA.
Iran and the remaining parties launched talks to save the JCPOA after the US withdrawal, but the three EU parties to the deal (France, Britain, and Germany) have failed to ensure Iran’s economic interests.
The EU’s inaction forced Tehran to stop honoring certain commitments to the nuclear deal, including a rise in the stockpile of enriched uranium.
Asked about Iran’s view on the recent developments and anti-government protests in Lebanon and Iraq, Vaezi said Tehran would always call for calm and non-interference from foreigners in those countries.
His comments came after Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned his post in the wake of around two weeks of anti-government protests and growing anger over official corruption, poor public services and years of economic mismanagement.
In Iraq, more than 230 people have been killed in public anti-government protests this month.
