TEHRAN, February 5 - It impossible to revise or amend the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Tehran's nuclear program, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Russia’s Izvestiya newspaper.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - "It is impossible to revise the Iran Nuclear Deal… improve, supplement, correct it in the current situation. Too much has happened recently, aggravating the mistrust between Washington and Tehran," Ryabkov said in an interview.
The Russian diplomat reminded that exists a range of issues, unrelated to the contents of the JCPOA, which the United States was adding to the international agenda.
In its nuclear doctrine, published on Friday, the United States said that while Tehran had agreed to constraints on its nuclear program under the JCPOA, it claimed Iran is capable of developing nuclear weapons.
Commenting on the US Nuclear Posture Review, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said that the doctrine showed US increasing reliance on nuclear weapons, stressing that such an approach would bring humanity closer to annihilation. He added, that he "obduracy" of US President Donald Trump in "killing" the agreement.
In July 2015, Iran and the P5+1 group of nations — the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom plus Germany — signed the JCPOA. The agreement stipulates a gradual lifting of sanctions imposed on Iran in exchange for Tehran maintaining the peaceful nature of its nuclear program.
In July 2015, Iran and the P5+1 group of nations — the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom plus Germany — signed the JCPOA. The agreement stipulates a gradual lifting of sanctions imposed on Iran in exchange for limiting Tehran’s nuclear program.
Source: Sputnik