JCPOA was triumph of diplomacy over coercion: FM

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hailed the landmark nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries as the “triumph of diplomacy over coercion.”

The top diplomat, however, warned in tweets posted on his official Twitter account on Thursday the United States over violating the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), highlighting that “old methods produce same old failures.”

Zarif went on to say that "progress will remain elusive as long as short-sighted bragging, lackluster implementation of obligations and tired slogans are preferred."

The foreign minister further noted that mutual respect together with fulfillment of commitments under the JCPOA will ensure promised dividends and open up new horizons.

The remarks came a day after President Hassan Rouhani said the JCPOA “is beneficial to all countries, and to global peace, security, stability, and development, and its violation will be to everyone’s detriment.”

“Anyone that initiates the violation of the deal will be the loser on the international arena,” he added.

President Rouhani stressed that Iran will remain committed to the accord but will also be able to quickly return the nuclear program to any desired level if the agreement is violated.

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