Iran is meeting its obligations under the nuclear deal so far. Rafael Grossi, Director General of the IAEA, said this on the margins of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-27) in Sharm el-Sheikh.
"Iran is fulfilling its obligations so far," Grossi said, his speech was broadcast on the agency's social media. "The JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action - TASS) is not dead, it is struggling with difficulties. The negotiations are continuing, albeit at a painfully slow pace," the IAEA head commented on the prospects of the nuclear deal.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran's Nuclear Program was signed by Iran and a group of permanent members of the UN Security Council: Russia, China, the US, Great Britain, France and Germany, which is not a member of the UN Security Council. It envisioned a phased lifting of sanctions against Tehran, including all bans on exports of its oil and petroleum products, in exchange for steps to ensure the exclusively civilian nature of the country's nuclear program. In 2018, the US withdrew from the JCPOA, completely blocking its implementation. Since 2021, there have been a number of attempts to restore the agreement, which so far have yielded no results.
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Based on materials from TASS