Pars Today

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he believes the United States will extend the suspension of its nuclear-related sanctions against the Islamic Republic on the due date as part of its commitments under a multilateral deal that involves Iran.

Speaking in an interview with Iran’s ISNA news agency published on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Zarif said that during a recent meeting of the parties to the 2015 deal, including the US, all sides stressed that the agreement had to be implemented.

He said a “positive statement” was also issued at the end of the event, the 7th Iran-P5+1 Joint Commission.

The final statement of the commission issued on April 25 reads, “All participants noted their continued adherence to JCPOA commitments and stressed the need to ensure its full and effective implementation.”

Zarif explained, however, that Iran’s concerns regarding the US’s violations of the deal had been documented according to a mechanism envisioned in the deal, which is officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

He referred to a confirmation by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of Iranian compliance with the JCPOA and said that, despite the negative campaigning that accompanied that confirmation, he expected that the US would proceed to extend sanctions relief for Iran.

“Given the implementation record of the JCPOA during this period and given the US commitments under the JCPOA, I believe they (the Americans) will extend the suspension of the sanctions,” the Iranian foreign minister said.

EA