Nuclear Deal (JCPOA)

SCO PMs declare UNSC Resolution 2231 expired

The prime ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states have concluded their 24th meeting in Moscow with a joint statement dismissing Western actions against Iran under the pretext of concerns over Tehran's nuclear program.

Zarif: Israel was the main opponent of JCPOA because peace threatens its survival

Former Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that Israel was the principal opponent of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) because “the only existential threat to the Zionist regime is peace and stability”.

Iran, Russia, China write letter to IAEA chief declaring UN Security Council Resolution 2231 terminated

Tehran, Moscow and Beijing have written a joint letter to the UN nuclear watchdog chief, affirming the termination of Security Council Resolution 2231 and the agency’s reporting concerning the Islamic Republic’s nuclear energy program.

Iran, China, Russia cooperate to undermine “snapback” mechanism

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi presented a report to the cabinet on Sunday detailing recent diplomatic actions aimed at countering sanctions and strengthening trilateral cooperation between Iran, China, and Russia to challenge the legitimacy of the so-called “snapback” sanctions mechanism.

Iran’s FM: Snapback mechanism not activated, UNSC Resolution 2231 has officially expired

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that, according to the shared view of Iran, Russia, and China, the UN Security Council’s snapback mechanism to restore sanctions against Iran has not been activated and Resolution 2231 has formally expired.

Iran says nuclear restrictions under UNSC Resolution 2231 no longer valid

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has announced that the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 will officially expire on October 18, insisted that all related restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program are now void, and urged the UN to correct “false claims” of renewed sanctions.

Iran, Russia, China send joint letter to UN on end of Resolution 2231

Iran, Russia, and China have jointly sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council, emphasizing the termination of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 on Iran’s nuclear program, according to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi.

Iran says answers only to rule of law, not coercion

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi asserted that Tehran is answerable only to “the rule of law, not coercion”, commenting on the scheduled legal expiration of all nuclear restrictions on the Islamic Republic.

Iran FM: Any claim to restore or reactivate terminated UNSC resolutions null and void

Iranian Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araqchi, in a letter to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council, declared that Resolution 2231 has definitively expired and terminated as of Saturday, and that any claim to “restore” or “reactivate” the terminated UN Security Council resolutions is fundamentally invalid, lacks any legal basis, and cannot create binding effects.

FM Araghchi: NAM members reject ‘snapback’ mechanism, support Iran’s position

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that member states of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) have rejected the so-called “snapback” sanctions mechanism and reaffirmed their support for the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 regarding Iran’s nuclear program. 

Iran’s FM: US, E3 claims on anti-Tehran resolutions having no legal validity

Iran’s Foreign Minister emphasized that the claims made by the United States and the three European countries — the United Kingdom, France, and Germany...

Iranian daily calls for domestic accountability over UN sanctions, but not at cost of national cohesion

Iran’s Jomhouri-e Eslami daily states those responsible for imposing sanctions on the Iranian people should be held accountable, but warned that now is not the time for public debates or internecine confrontations.

Iran Spox: European trio has proven diplomacy with them is ineffective

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baqaei, says that the Islamic Republic currently has no plans to hold talks with European countries over nuclear issues, as the three European parties have “proven that diplomacy with them is unproductive.”

Iran FM: Western countries rejected talks due to excessive demands

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that Western countries had rejected negotiations with Iran due to their “excessive demands.”

Iran’s FM says US obstruction led to nuclear negotiations failure

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi has slammed US obstructionism as the main reason behind the collapse of talks with European states and the American side over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Iranian FM urges diplomacy, says nuclear technology is indigenous

Iran’s foreign minister told CNN in New York that diplomacy, not renewed sanctions or military action, is the only viable path to resolve tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Iran FM says UNSCR 2231 sanctions must end on October 18

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has stressed that all restrictions under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 must end on October 18, condemning the US and European attempts to misuse the snapback mechanism as unlawful and a blow to diplomacy.

UN Secretariat’s notice on resurrected sanctions against Iran goes beyond its power: Envoy

Iran has strongly protested the United Nations Secretariat’s notification of member states about the re-application of terminated resolutions targeting Tehran with sanctions.

Iran’s FM refutes snapback move as baseless, harmful to UN

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi rejected the US and European troika’s bid to revive UN sanctions via the snapback mechanism of the JCPOA as baseless and illegal, warning that it undermines United Nations Security Council resolution 2231 and the UN’s credibility.

Zarif: snapback of UN sanctions to destroy EU role in diplomacy with Iran

Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif strongly condemned Britain, France, and Germany for reviving UN sanctions against the Islamic Republic, describing the move as “illegal” and strategically self-defeating.

Iran undermines UN snapback sanctions as ‘illegal,’ vows non-compliance

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf declared on Sunday that Tehran does not recognize the legality of the so-called “snapback” mechanism or the reimposition of UN sanctions.

UN sanctions on Iran come into effect after nuclear negotiations fail

Widespread United Nations sanctions against Tehran have come back into force for the first time in a decade, after last-ditch nuclear talks with western powers failed to produce a breakthrough.

Tehran won’t yield to coercion: Iran’s FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned the Western allies trying to bend Tehran to their will through coercion that their efforts are doomed to fail as has been the case throughout history.

Deal reached with Europe on snapback mechanism, but US opposes it: Iran’s president

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, referring to his bilateral meetings with several European leaders and the issue of the snapback mechanism, said in New York, talks were held with European countries on matters related to the snapback and apparently an agreement was reached. However, after their discussions with the United States, they started making excuses.

Iranian FM slams US, Europe over UN vote, defends Iran’s nuclear compliance

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi sharply criticized the United States and European powers after the UN Security Council rejected a draft resolution put forward by China and Russia to extend Resolution 2231, which endorsed the 2015 nuclear deal.

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