Iran dismisses rumors on JCPOA exit
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghassemi has categorically rejected rumours of Tehran's alleged exit from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying such rumours are totally untrue and Tehran remains committed to the nuclear deal.
He made the statements in reaction to recent media hype that the Islamic Republic has quit the nuclear deal it reached with world powers in July 2015.
Ghassemi strongly rejected rumours of any exit from JCPOA, saying that these rumours are aimed at ensuring the profiteers’ interests and causing confusion among the public, Iran Press reported.
Since the Iranian people always keep vigilant, such rumours will get nowhere, he said, noting that the only authority qualified to make a decision on JCPOA is the High Council for Oversight of JCPOA.
On November 21, Bahram Ghassemi emphasized that the Europeans first came up with the idea of an independent financial mechanism, known as a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), for doing business with Iran.
According to Iran Press, Ghassemi added that "Clearly the Europeans don't want Iran to withdraw from the JCPOA. We had hoped that by now, the independent financial mechanism (SPV) would be fully operational, but this hasn't happened principally because US pressure on Europe, particularly on European companies, European banks and financial institutions, has created some problems for the Europeans."
Despite US President Donald Trump's hostile policy towards the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said on October 6, that the EU should remain strong on its' commitment to the historic Iran nuclear deal.
On May 8, the US president pulled his country out of the JCPOA, which was achieved in Vienna in 2015 after years of negotiations among Iran and the 5+1 Group (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany).
Following the US exit from JCPOA, Iran and the remaining parties launched talks to save the accord.
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