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Iran's FM: Tehran to comply with JCPOA commitments as long as Europe does

03 July 2019 13:51 (UTC +04:00)

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tehran would comply with its commitments under the 2015 nuclear agreement as long as European signatories to the agreement honor their end of the bargain, APA reports citing Tasnimnews.

“Iran is committed to the full implementation of the #JCPOA: as long as E3/EU implement THEIR economic commitments. So moving forward, Iran will comply with its commitments under the JCPOA in exactly the same manner as the EU/E3 have—and will—comply with theirs. Fair enough?” Zarif tweeted late on Tuesday.

Earlier in the day, the diplomatic chiefs of the European Union, France, Germany and Britain said they were “extremely concerned,” and urged Iran to reverse its decision to pass its stockpile of enriched uranium above 300 kilograms limit.

“We urge Iran to reverse this step and to refrain from further measures that undermine the nuclear deal,” said the joint statement signed by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

“We have been consistent and clear that our commitment to the nuclear deal depends on full compliance by Iran,” the joint statement noted.

It added that the group was “urgently considering next steps under the terms” of the 2015 nuclear deal.