US Senate Vote to Extend Iran Sanctions Contrary to JCPOA: Spokesman
December, 02, 2016 - 11:33
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi slammed
the US Senate for passing a 10-year extension of sanctions against the
Islamic Republic, saying the move is a breach of the JCPOA, a July 2015
nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.


“As declared repeatedly by Iran’s high-ranking officials, the recent
approval of extension of sanctions against Iran by the US House of
Representatives and Senate is contrary to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action (JCPOA) and the US obligations under international law regarding
non-interference in other countries’ internal and international relations,”
Qassemi said in a statement released on Friday.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has demonstrated its commitment to its
international undertakings, he said, stressing, however, that Tehran has
taken all appropriate precautions to safeguard the Iranian nation’s rights
in any conditions.

The US Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to extend the Iran Sanctions Act
(ISA) for another decade.

The measure passed by 99-0. It passed the House of Representatives nearly
unanimously in November, and congressional aides said they expected
President Barack Obama would sign it.

The ISA will expire on Dec. 31 if not renewed. The White House had not
pushed for an extension, but had not raised serious objections.

While the JCPOA, the nuclear agreement between Iran and the Group 5+1
(Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) came into force in
January, some Iranian officials complain about the US failure to fully
implement the accord.

In an address to a gathering of Basij forces in Tehran on November 23,
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei made it clear
that implementation of the bill to extend sanctions on Iran for 10 more
years will translate into a breach of the JCPOA.

“If such extension (of anti-Iran sanctions) is implemented and comes into
force (in the US), it will be definitely a violation of the JCPOA,” the
Leader said at the time.

“They (Americans) should know that the Islamic Republic of Iran will
certainly show reaction to it,” Ayatollah Khamenei underlined.

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