Europe’s Will to Save Iran Deal Must Translate into Action: Zarif
- Europe’s Will to Save Iran Deal Must Translate into Action: Zarif
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expresses satisfaction with ongoing European efforts to keep the 2015 nuclear deal in place despite the US exit, but says such political will should in the end translate into workable “mechanisms” aimed at ensuring Tehran’s interests.
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In an interview with the BBC on Tuesday, Zarif praised the European signatories to the nuclear agreement for defying US President Donald Trump’s pressure and standing by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — a binding international agreement.
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Zarif said UK Prime Minister Theresa May, French President Emmanuel Macron “and everybody else said that we are committed” to the JCPOA and to making sure that “Iran enjoys the economic dividends of the deal.” “The Europeans probably made better commitments than anybody expected,” said the minister.
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Zarif, however, said, making commitments alone are not enough, and called on Iran’s European partners to put into action their political will to neutralize the anti-Iran bans re-imposed by Washington.
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