European Ambassadors in Washington Support the JCPOA

The ambassadors of the UK, France, Germany, and the European Union in Washington emphasized on Monday that as long as Iran adheres to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), their countries will strongly defend this agreement. According to Reuters, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, expressed doubts last week about Washington's commitment to the JCPOA, and it is reported that he is unlikely to certify Iran's compliance with this agreement next month. This action could cast the future of this agreement into uncertainty. Meanwhile, David O'Sullivan, the EU ambassador to the US, stated at a meeting hosted by the Atlantic Council in Washington: 'We agree that dismantling this agreement would be a great loss.' Peter Wittig, the German ambassador in Washington, also emphasized at this meeting that those who want to withdraw from this agreement should consider the 'greater' problems that would arise from such an action, such as the risk of Iran resuming uranium enrichment, nuclear competition in an unstable region, and its impact on efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons. The German ambassador added: 'What message would such an action send to other countries like North Korea? The message would be that diplomacy is unreliable, you should not trust diplomatic agreements, and I think this will affect our credibility in the West, as we do not respect an agreement that Iran has not violated.' Gérard Araud, the French ambassador to the US, also emphasized that Russia, China, and Iran, the three countries that signed this agreement, are clearly opposed to renegotiating it. Kim Darroch, the British ambassador in Washington, stated: 'We believe this agreement has enhanced Britain's security, and for this reason, we will continue to support this agreement.' Although the Trump administration has confirmed Iran's compliance with the nuclear agreement twice in its reports to Congress, if he does not certify Iran's compliance on October 16, the US Congress will have 60 days to decide on reinstating or lifting sanctions. In this context, Rouhani communicated the 'Countering US Actions' law to the Foreign Ministry. 45 US national security experts have requested Trump to withdraw from the JCPOA. Tillerson has called for the Trump administration to 'declare Iran's compliance with the JCPOA.' The Iranian Foreign Minister deemed negotiations with the US 'futile.' Russia rejected renegotiation of the Iran nuclear agreement.