NOURNEWS- The member states of the EU have claimed in a statement that the previous sanctions of the UN against the nuclear and missile program of the Islamic Republic will remain in place.
Based on what the Europeans are trying to induce, these sanctions, which were valid until October 18, 2023, will continue and stay active, and the necessary measures will be taken to maintain them!
It is stated in this statement that the European Council maintains sanctions imposed against individuals and entities previously subject to EU sanctions.
EU foreign policy official Josep Borrell announced on Friday, 6 October in a statement that the differences over the implementation of the JCPOA still remain and the foreign ministers of the three European countries (Britain, Germany, France) have announced in a joint letter that they do not intend to comply with what was previously announced which was to take steps to cancel the sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran on October 18.
There are important points regarding the claim of the Europeans:
First; As Western strategists and legal scholars have openly admitted, the EU is basically not in a position to question or negate the principle of lifting Iran's missile sanctions, because the principle of the nuclear agreement (JCPOA) remains in force and only in one case that is, the absolute and legal nullification of the JCPOA gives any legitimacy to such a claim.
In other words; As long as the principle of the JCPOA remains in force, it is not within the scope of the EU to talk about canceling or even changing the timings related to the lifting of sanctions, and the European actors can only follow what is specified in the Security Council Resolution 2231 document and if they do not comply or follow these specifications, then they can’t argue about its legitimacy.
The second point is related to the clear violation of the JCPOA by the EU, even the failure of the Europeans to comply with the requirement to lift the sanctions regarding Iran's missile program on the agreed date is a concrete example of their violation of the nuclear agreement.
Actually; The Europeans have now officially questioned the agreement they signed in 2015, and therefore the Islamic Republic of Iran's right to respond and reciprocate according to the provisions of the nuclear agreement remains in force.
According to these facts; Iran can suspend part or all of its obligations in response to the official violation of Europe's obligations regarding JCPOA, and in such a case, the Europeans will certainly not have the right to complain.
The third issue is related to the interpretation of Iran and countries like Russia and China regarding the cancellation of sanctions imposed because of Iran’s missile program according to Security Council Resolution 2231. It is obvious that the authenticity of Europe's legal claim here will not be accepted by Tehran and its partners, and the absolute legal interpretation of the aforementioned resolution and the JCPOA document remains intact.
It should not be forgotten that the task of the Security Council Resolution 2231 will not be determined by the propaganda and alleged statements of the EU, and the Islamic Republic of Iran and its partners, regardless of the political and illegal blackmail of the EU and the US, has acted and the only based on the same absolute legal interpretation of the resolution document 2231 of the Security Council and sanctions imposed because of Iran’s missile program and restrictions contained in this resolution will be considered effective from today, October 26.
BY: Mohammad Ghaderi
NOURNEWS