Next US administration bound by JCPOA: Iran

Iran has warned that upcoming changes in the United States administration must not affect Washington’s commitment to a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.

“Washington has certain commitments. We believe whatever government comes to power will have to — even if it does not want to — live up to the commitments made by the previous government,” said Bahram Qassemi, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, during his weekly press conference on Monday, Press TV reported.

In his Monday remarks, Qassemi said Washington had to help fully remove such obstacles.

“Ultimately, we will consider the US administration liable for not rigorously living up to the commitments. And we ask them to, instead of talking, act more capably and honestly so European enterprises and banks can have economic and technical cooperation with Iran without concern,” Qassemi asserted.

oncerning Iran’s relations with the European Union (EU), Qassemi said the Islamic Republic and Europe’s relations go back several decades, even to before the EU’s formation.

He also reminded that an Iranian delegation was to hold talks with EU officials in Brussels on Wednesday, calling the negotiations a “positive move.”

Earlier in the month, the European Parliament voted on a roadmap for relations with Iran, charting out the “EU strategy towards Iran after the nuclear agreement.”

Referring to the document, Qassemi said, though non-binding, “the European Parliament’s resolution was... a unique and unprecedented one, given the background of the European Union.”

“On the whole, it was a combination of positive and negative points. It was somehow comprehensive. It had been approved by an overwhelming majority of the European Parliament Members,” the Iranian official said.

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