Iranian Deputy FM Slams US Moves against JCPOA

An old military vehicle on the Israeli side of the border with Syria near Magdal Shams

An old military vehicle on the Israeli side of the border with Syria near Magdal Shams

500 parliamentarians from Britain, France and Germany warn the US Congress that undermining the Iran nuclear deal would undermine the unity of the Euro-Atlantic community.

"Iran has several options if the United States leaves the nuclear deal".

Earlier, Department of State spokesperson Heather Nauert said during a press briefing that USA officials may announce a decision on the JCPOA before the May 12 deadline set by President Donald Trump.

European leaders and diplomats believe their best hope for salvaging the deal is in lobbying Trump himself, because his State Department remains rudderless and detached from the president's thinking.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has said it would be a "mistake" to imagine that the Islamic Republic will adhere to the nuclear deal, officially called the JCPOA, under all conditions.

Under the deal, Iran agreed to eliminate its stockpile of medium-enriched uranium, cut its stockpile of low-enriched uranium and reduce its number of gas centrifuges.

"Many people around the president", he said, would prefer a diplomatic agreement that would effectively apply U.S.

In actuality, the deal was achieved largely through the imposition of backbreaking economic sanctions, including cutting off Iran from global currency exchanges which brought its economy to a virtual standstill.

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During the briefing, the US official said the Iran nuclear deal will be a major topic on the agenda. -European talks underway now to strengthen the nuclear deal by removing its sunset provisions, addressing Iran's missile program and strengthening inspection protocols for suspected military sites.

The question now is whether European leaders can give Trump enough assurances to keep him from suspending the sanctions.

Germany "especially feels like dealing with the sunset [issue] is changing the deal", Mr. Corker said.

"The response from Iran, and in fact from the worldwide community, to the U.S. move would be very unpleasant for Americans", he added.

"They (the Europeans) need to impose pressure on the U.S. and encourage it to implement what it undertook under the deal", Zarif said.

Iran has repeatedly said it does not seek nuclear weapons and only wants a civilian nuclear program.

Oil prices already reflect a $1 to $3 premium on the assumption that the United States may pull out of the deal and that additional sanctions may be put in place that will harm Iran's ability to sell oil into the market. You've got to work the North Korea side of it as well, because I do think there's cooperation both on ballistic missiles and the nuclear side.

"We have been clear that Iran has been performing its obligations on [sic] the deal", he was quoted as saying by Iran's IRNA news agency.

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