TEHRAN, Iran, July 13
Trend:
All of Iran's nuclear activities are done based on the country's peaceful needs and according to Iran's rights in the JCPOA article 26 and 36 with the IAEA knowledge, said Iranian Government Spokesman.
These activities are reversible immediately after the return of all sides of the JCPOA to their commitments, said Ali Rabiei, Trend reports citing IRNA.
"In our opinion, there is no place worrying considering the complete peaceful nuclear activities, however, if participators in the JCPOA are concerned about these activities we recommend them to immediately return to their commitment," he said referring to the concern of western countries and Russia about the increase of 20 percent enrichment uranium metal production.
"If these sides in the JCPOA would implement their legal responsibilities, Iran would also comply to legal expectations over limitations in the agreement. Some European countries are considering Iran's action violation of the JCPOA commitments while they have not moved one step toward their commitments," Rabiei added.
In January 2016, JCPOA was launched between Iran and the P5+1 group (US, Russia, China, UK, France, and Germany) in connection with Iran's nuclear program. In May 2018, the US announced its withdrawal from the deal and imposed sanctions on Iran in November of the same year.
To preserve the agreements reached as part of the JCPOA, the European signatories of the deal started in January 2019 that a financial mechanism for maintaining trade with Iran called INSTEX was formed.
On May 8, 2019, Iran announced that it had ceased fulfilling its commitments regarding the sale of over 300 kilograms of uranium, as stated in the deal, basing its decision on the other signatories that have not fulfilled their obligations. On July 7, Iran announced that it will not be fulfilling its commitments regarding the enrichment of uranium at 3.67 percent and the reconstruction of the Arak Heavy Water Reactor Facility as stated in the deal.
Iran announced that it will enrich uranium using next-generation centrifuges and will not mix it with the enriched uranium residues as part of the third step of reducing commitments in JCPOA on Sept.5.
On Nov. 5, 2019, Iran announced that it took the fourth step in connection with reducing its commitments to the nuclear agreement. So, uranium gas is being pumped to the centrifuges at the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant. On Jan.2020, Iran took the last fifth step in reducing the number of its commitments within JCPOA.
As reported, in late 2020, the Iranian parliament has decided to implement a strategic plan to tackle the sanctions, citing the non-implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed between Iran and six countries and the imposition of sanctions on Iran. According to the decision of the Iranian parliament, as of February 23, Iran suspended the implementation of additional steps and an additional protocol provided for in the nuclear deal.
The US imposed new sanctions on Iran in November 2018. Over the past period, the sanctions affected Iranian oil exports, more than 700 banks, companies, and individuals.