EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini declared that the European union is determined to “protect and preserve” the accord, and will not allow Washington under the Trump administration to partially re-negotiate the deal that has limited Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.
“On the Iran deal, we have made very clear from the beginning, and we will continue to do that, that first of all, one year after its implementation it’s bringing good results to the rest of the world, including the Americans, including Europe and that the European Union is committed to preserve and implement the deal. And the deal is not a unilateral, bilateral deal that can be re-negotiated by one party alone. So it’s a multilateral framework and we are ready protect and to preserve it.”
/ “So I think it’s very clear to everybody reopening it partially would not be possible and by the way, it’s delivering on the nuclear related steps that Iran has taken, certified four times by the IAEA this first year. And it’s delivering also for the Iranian people,” Federica Mogherini, EU Foreign Policy Chief.
The comments by the European top diplomat came following several declarations made by President Donald Trump during his election campaign, in which he called the nuclear agreement with Iran “the worst deal ever negotiated,” and threatened to either scrap the accord or seek a better deal. The declarations by President Trump have brought about several warnings by Iran’s leadership, stressing that any change to the agreement would bring about dangerous consequences.
Nevertheless, Iranian Foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif who headed the Iranian negotiations with world powers said he reserved judgement on the new American administration until it takes office, and that he would base it on the actions Washington will pursue.
“I believe we need to wait for the administration to take office before we start passing judgement. of course we have very fundamental differences with the United States. We tried to resolve one issue. And that was not just with the United States but with the United States and five other countries and the European Union. And that has been working at least from our side pretty well. We have seen even the Obama administration not being very forthcoming from our perspective in implementing its side of the bargain,” Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian Foreign Minister.
The comments by the Iranian top diplomat came just two days after Iranian president Hassan Rouhani said that he was optimistic about the future of the nuclear agreement, and warned President Donald Trump that the accord is “a win-win for everyone.”