Iran decries US failure to fulfill JCPOA obligations

A senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has slammed the United States for its failure to remain committed to last year’s nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.

Ali Akbar Velayati, the Leader’s advisor on international affairs, made the remarks on Sunday on the occasion of the first anniversary of the nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – the United States, France, Britain, China and Russia – plus Germany on July 14, 2015.

“The Americans did not abide by their obligations under the JCPOA. Sanctions [imposed on Iran] have not been lifted completely and certain conditions set by the Leader in the JCPOA have not been observed,” he added.

The senior Iranian official emphasized that US President Barack Obama should pledge in writing that his administration would remove sanctions imposed on Iran by Washington, but he has not met this condition yet.

He reiterated Iran’s commitment to its JCPOA obligations, saying, “But, Western sides have not lifted the sanctions yet.”

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