US not JCPOA member, won’t succeed in its new plan
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbass Mousavi about US new plot for renewal of arms embargo against Iran said the US will not succeed in its new plan and the world will not tolerate its coercion.
In response to IP’s question about the US’ plan to extend arm embargo against Iran based on resolution 2231, Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) had various achievements, and the US aim by the illegal withdrawal of JCPOA was to eliminate Nuclear deal achievements.
The spokesman added that they imposed economic sanctions on Iran, but by Iranian people and the government's endurance they did not achieve their goal.
“This is a new and illegal topic to undermine JCPOA’s achievement”, the spokesman highlighted and said: “US is not a member of JCPOA anymore and will not succeed in their plan.”
The spokesman concluded, "We are having a negotiation with other members of JCPOA. What the US intends to do is illegal and the world will not tolerate this coercion."
Mousavi in response to another question about what Iran's response would be if this country’s arms embargo was extended, said, "We hope it doesn't happen, but if that happens, Iran's response to this move will be decisive. We are waiting now and then we will act accordingly.”
The US officials claimed that they have the right to use what they call their legal right to extend Iran's arms embargo as members of UNSCR 2231 or the UN Security Council.
Iran has vehemently rejected this self-proclaimed interpretation of the United States, stressing that the United States has ended its participation in the JCPOA in accordance with its President's explicit statement.
Now the issue is a UN Security Council resolution that was passed in 2015 in support of the nuclear deal between Iran and several world powers.
Under the resolution, an arms embargo on Iran, as well as an arms export ban, is set to lift Oct. 18. The resolution also said travel restrictions on officials and entities involved in Iran’s nuclear and missile programs will expire in October.
US President Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the nuclear deal in 2018 and has re-imposed harsh and illegal sanctions on Iran.
However, a renewal of the arms embargo is likely to meet opposition from Russia and China, which have veto power in the Security Council.
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