Iranian Foreign Ministry: Extension of US sanctions will lead to the withdrawal of Tehran from the agreement on the atom
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Iran is tired of sanctions, and their extension by the current US administration will lead to a halt in the implementation of the agreement on the atom, reports RIA News Statement by Iranian Foreign Minister Muhammad Zarif
"If they (the United States) return to sanctions, we will not continue to abide by the agreement,"
said the Minister on the air of the channel Press TV.
This statement was made against the background of reports from the White House about the intention of Barack Obama to approve a law on the extension of anti-Iran sanctions for 10 years. The document has already been adopted by both houses of Congress.
The agency recalls that initially the law on sanctions was adopted in 1996 g, and its validity will expire in December of this year. The meaning of this document is to prevent Iran from creating a nuclear weapons. After the signing of the agreement on the atom in 2015, the need for it seemed to have disappeared, but Congress wants to keep the law in force in case Tehran violates the agreements reached.
To date, the IAEA has not identified violations. According to the organization, "Iran is in compliance with its obligations under the agreement with the" six "on the nuclear program, and the level of heavy water reserves meets the conditions of the agreement."
REUTERS / Ruben Sprich
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