Reaction of a Former Official to the Statements of Rouhani's Chief of Staff Regarding Shamkhani; If Details Are Revealed, 'Services and Betrayals' Will Be Clarified

The former spokesman of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic reacted to the statements of Hassan Rouhani's chief of staff regarding Ali Shamkhani's role in the failure of the 'JCPOA', stating that if the conditions for discussing the 'details of the nuclear issue' are appropriate, 'Shamkhani has much to say about this case' that will clarify 'roles, services, and betrayals'. Yesterday, parts of an interview with Mahmoud Vaezi were published in the annual of the newspaper Etemad, where the chief of staff of the former Iranian president said that during the 'revival of the JCPOA', if the 'secretariat [of the Supreme National Security Council] had been aligned, [the JCPOA issue] could have been easily resolved.' Vaezi also addressed the disagreements between Rouhani and Shamkhani regarding the nuclear issue, emphasizing that 'changing the secretary is always an agreement between the president and the Supreme Leader. This agreement was not reached. Mr. Rouhani attempted 5-6 times but it did not happen.' In response to these remarks, Keyvan Khosravi, the former spokesman of the Supreme National Security Council during Shamkhani's tenure, stated: 'Using national security issues for pursuing political and factional goals, which is the foundation of Mr. Vaezi's statements, is considered behavior contrary to professional principles and national interests.' According to the 'Noor News' website, affiliated with the Supreme National Security Council, Khosravi emphasized that 'responding to such matters requires disclosing issues that, due to their relation to national security, cannot currently be clarified.' Vaezi also mentioned in part of his interview: 'They had created a media outlet and were putting various materials in it, so that when we spoke, they would say no, this media is not from the secretariat, but from one of the individuals working here.' The failure to implement the nuclear agreement between the Islamic Republic and the opposing parties regarding the control of Iran's nuclear program has become a topic of political conflict among government-affiliated groups in Iran over the past decade. Last December, Rafael Grossi, the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, urged world powers to resume nuclear negotiations with the Islamic Republic and not to forget the 'dangers arising from Iran's enriched uranium accumulation' 'while attention is focused on the war between Israel and Hamas.' Senator Tim Kaine: Leaving the JCPOA was a mistake, but no agreement can be made with Iran until the situation stabilizes. Fariborz Kalantari: Ali Shamkhani plays a role in the media silence regarding the arrest of his nephew, Ma'ood. Shamkhani's successor as Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran - a general under U.S. sanctions. Exclusive Fox News report: The Obama administration prevented the arrest of supporters of Iran's nuclear program in the U.S. Hassan Rouhani responded to the Guardian Council in a 'letter to the people'; 'the directly elected representative of the people' does not have freedom of expression even at the level of a citizen. A commander of the IRGC replaced Shamkhani in the secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic.