Ulyanov: Araqchi’s Assessment of European Actions “Highly Accurate
Teh English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency, reported that Russia’s representative to international organizations responded on Twitter to a recent message from iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi.
Mikhail Ulyanov posted on Twitter that the Iranian foreign minister’s evaluation of the Europeans’ actions is “very accurate.”
Araqchi had previously written in response to the European countries’ move: “Three european countries, representing israel and the United States, have deliberately chosen to increase pressure on the Iranian people. This ill-considered measure – which Iran has strongly warned against – is unethical, unjustified, and illegal.”
He added: “The actions by thes three European countries effectively benefit the aggressor and harm the victim. It was the United States-not Iran-that unilaterally withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018 and reinstated sanctions.It was Europe-not Iran-that failed to uphold its commitments to mitigate the economic impacts of America’s exit. Furthermore, Europe-not Iran-did not fulfill its obligations on transfer day (October 2023) and instead imposed new illegal sanctions targeting Iran’s civil aviation industry and maritime transport.”
araqchi continued: “As I have stated clearly before, this decision by three European states will significantly harm diplomacy. it will severely weaken ongoing talks between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and compel an appropriate reaction from Tehran.”
The Iranian foreign minister concluded: “If unchecked,Europe’s chosen path will severely damage the credibility of the UN Security Council. The use of so-called snapback mechanisms without respect for legal procedures or sound legal basis not only undermines confidence in Security Council decisions but also threatens international peace and security. the time has come for both Security Council-and indeed-world leaders-to step forward and declare: ‘enough is enough.'”
