France says committed to Iran deal, talks with European, U.S allies

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Publish Date: 16:33 - 19 February 2018
TEHRAN, February 19 - France reaffirmed its commitment to the Iran nuclear deal on Monday, saying it wanted it to be strictly implemented and was continuing talks with its European and U.S. partners on the program.

France says committed to Iran deal, talks with European, U.S alliesTEHRAN,Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The French foreign ministry in a statement claimed France was concerned about Iran’s ballistic missiles program and its activities in the region, Reuters reported.

Reuters reported on Sunday that the United States is hoping to convince its European allies -- Britain, France and Germany -- to change the Iran nuclear deal over time in return for U.S. President Donald Trump keeping the pact alive by renewing U.S. sanctions relief in May.

On Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani once again reiterated the Islamic Republic's full compliance with the 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement, stressing the United States would undoubtedly regret any violation of the deal.

"If the US violates this pact, we will see that it will regret it. Do not doubt this," Rouhani said, adding that even the American people would soon express their strong protest against any JCPOA breach.

Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – the US, France, Britain, Russia and China – plus Germany signed the nuclear agreement on July 14, 2015 and started implementing it on January 16, 2016.

Under the JCPOA, Iran undertook to put limits on its nuclear program in exchange for the removal of nuclear-related sanctions imposed against Tehran.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly described the JCPOA, which was negotiated under his predecessor Barack Obama, as “the worst and most one-sided transaction Washington has ever entered into,” a characterization he often used during his presidential campaign, and threatened to tear it up.

 

 

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