France: Information Provided by Israel Indicates the Need to Preserve the JCPOA

France states that the information provided by Israel regarding the nature of Iran's nuclear program, while it could serve as a basis for long-term monitoring of Iran's nuclear activities, actually underscores the necessity of preserving the JCPOA and adds to its credibility. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) also announced on Tuesday, April 30, that since 2009, there has been no credible documentation regarding the continuation of Iran's nuclear-military program. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Monday night that his country's intelligence agencies have accessed the original archive of Iran's secret nuclear program and brought it to Israel a few weeks ago. Netanyahu added that this archive, which is 'real' and consists of half a ton of documents including about 100,000 pages and 183 CDs, shows that Iran pursued its secret nuclear program named 'Imad' with the aim of producing an atomic bomb and equipping powerful nuclear warheads on ballistic missiles. According to reports from Reuters and France, the French Foreign Ministry stated on Tuesday that the information provided by Israel indicates the need for further guarantees regarding the non-diversion of Iran's nuclear program and inspections by the Agency. The statement noted that part of the Israeli information confirmed European data indicating that Iran's nuclear activities were non-peaceful until their revelation in 2002. The French Foreign Ministry emphasized that the information provided by Israel underscores the importance of preserving the JCPOA and has made this agreement more credible because the JCPOA 'prohibited all of Iran's activities related to nuclear weapons,' and the validation of the JCPOA was based on the details provided by Israel. An IAEA spokesperson also stated on Tuesday that public comments on such information are outside the Agency's practice, but since 2009, there has been no solid information indicating that Iran has pursued the construction of an explosive trigger. Israeli media reported on Tuesday that delegations from major intelligence agencies of several Western countries, including France, Germany, and the UK, will arrive in Israel in the coming days to closely examine the documents presented by this country. The spokesperson emphasized that, from the perspective of this agency, the signing of the JCPOA and the report of the Director-General of the Agency to the Board of Governors in December 2015 amounted to closing this file. Donald Trump stated on Monday that he had seen part of Netanyahu's press conference, and he 'did the right thing' and showed that he was '100 percent right' regarding this 'disastrous agreement' for the U.S. Trump added that he would announce his final decision on the JCPOA before May 11. The U.S. had warned four months earlier that the 'catastrophic flaws' in the JCPOA must be resolved by this date. Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, attempted last week during his three-day trip to Washington to convince Trump to preserve the JCPOA, but at the end of his trip, he assessed that Trump had decided to withdraw from the JCPOA for internal reasons. Macron called for a joint effort by the international community against Iran to reach another agreement centered around four points that would limit Iran's ballistic missile program and curb its regional policies. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who visited Washington after Macron, emphasized that the JCPOA was not a 'complete' agreement from Germany's perspective, but 'preserving it has more advantages than canceling it.' According to a Kremlin statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated Moscow's position on the necessity of preserving the JCPOA during a phone conversation initiated by Netanyahu on Monday night. According to the Kremlin statement, Putin stated that the continuation of the JCPOA is of 'great importance' for ensuring international security and stability. According to IRNA, Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, claimed on Tuesday that 'world public opinion has accepted the baselessness of the accusations against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Netanyahu will not gain any results from his new show against the JCPOA.' Other Iranian officials have also severely criticized Netanyahu, calling him a 'liar' and even 'a comedian,' but they have remained completely silent on the fundamental essence of his statements and how Israel managed to access Iran's most secret documents and transfer the complete and authentic documents to Israel. Meanwhile, Israeli media reported on Tuesday that delegations from major intelligence agencies of several Western countries, including France, Germany, and the UK, will arrive in Israel in the coming days to closely examine the documents presented by this country. According to Israeli media, Netanyahu's government has also invited the intelligence agencies of China and Russia to visit these Iranian documents.