Letters outlining Iran's partial withdrawal from the 2015 deal have been delivered to ambassadors.
Iran will partially withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, the Islamic Republic announced on Wednesday, on the one year anniversary of America's exit from the agreement.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran will give 60 days for signatories to return to negotiating financial and oil deals. Failure to implement the “promises” will mean Tehran’s partial withdrawal from the deal.
Speaking to reporters in Moscow, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Zarif said Iran would be partially withdrawing from the 2015 agreement.
“Articles 26 and 36 of the JCPOA [the nuclear deal] authorise Iran and of course other members not to implement partly or completely their commitments if any party did not comply,” Iranian state news agency, Irna, quoted him as saying.
He said the details of Iran's withdrawal would be announced in Iran’s Supreme National Security Council – a major Iranian body composed of the country’s top leaders.
Hassan Rouhani: JCPOA signatories have 60 days to return to the table
Mr Rouhani said Tehran will give 60 days for signatories to return to negotiating financial and oil deals. Failure to implement the “promises” will mean Tehran’s partial withdrawal from the deal.
“The (nuclear) deal needs surgery; the promises are not being fulfilled. The surgery on the deal with better reflect the realities,” he said during a televised speech on Wednesday.
He added that Iran is ready for negotiating, “but that there needs to be better execution on the deal and all deal signatories must withhold their ends of the agreement”.
The Iranian President said that the collapse of the nuclear deal is not only dangerous for Iran, but for the region and the world.
“To my peers, you know full well the role Iran plays in the region, but the cost of security is too high. If the deal is for the security of the region, Iran is paying it. But if you want to ensure the safety of this region, the safety of your youth, to shield them from drugs and danger, then you must also pay,” he said.
