Suspension of nuclear commitments, Iran’s smallest reaction: Rouhani
Tehran (KNA) - President Hassan Rouhani says Iran’s decision last month to suspend some of its commitments under its multilateral nuclear agreement is Tehran's smallest possible reaction to the breaches committed by the other signatories to the accord.
Contrary to how some countries are trying to project the Tehran's decision, "what we did was Iran's minimum measure [in the face of the breaches]," Rouhani said in Tehran on Wednesday, addressing a cabinet meeting.
The agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was reached between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries -- the United States, the UK, France, Russia, and China plus Germany -- in Vienna in 2015.
However, the US left the deal last May. Europe too has been throwing only verbal support behind the agreement ever since under Washington's pressure, refusing to retain its trade with the Islamic Republic as the agreement allows.
Last month, Iran announced that it would suspend the implementation of some of its commitments under the deal. It warned that in 60 days it would resume refining uranium to a higher fissile degree if Europe failed again to ensure Iran's interests under the accord despite the US' pressure. On Monday, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran also said the country would surpass the uranium stockpile limit, set under the nuclear deal, from June 27.
Source: PressTV