TEHRAN, Sept 28: Iran on Sunday slammed the United Nations (UN) for reimposing international sanctions on it, calling the move “unjustifiable” and warning of a harsh retaliatory response, stating that this action will be factored in its response.
The move for their reimposition was triggered by Europe, which appealed to the UNSC for the automatic return of all sanctions before the 2015 nuclear deal, accusing Tehran of non-compliance due to its lack of cooperation with the IAEA within the Sep 28 deadline.
The mechanism’s provisions bar all financial dealings linked to the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and ballistic missile activities, even those remotely suspected of having such connections.
Issuing a lengthy statement carried by the state media, the Iranian Foreign Ministry denounced the move and blasted Britain, France, Germany and the United States for “abusing” the dispute-resolution process in the 2015 nuclear deal and the UNSC Resolution 2231 to bring back restrictions.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran rejects the claim of the three European countries and the United States regarding the return of previous resolutions that ended under Resolution 2231 in 2015, and emphasises that no obligation is created for UN member states, including Iran,” the ministry said.
“Any attempt to revive terminated resolutions is legally baseless, morally unacceptable and logically flawed.”
“The reactivation of annulled resolutions is legally baseless and unjustifiable all countries must refrain from recognising this illegal situation,” it said, adding “The Islamic Republic of Iran will firmly defend its national rights and interests, and any action aimed at undermining the rights and interests of its people will face a firm and appropriate response,” reports Iran International.
Israel has hailed the sanctions and termed them “a major development in the response to Iran’s ongoing violations, especially on its military nuclear program.”
The country’s Foreign Ministry, urging the prevention of realising a nuclear-armed Iran, appealed to the international community to “use every tool to achieve this goal.”
Weighing how to respond to the reimposed sanctions, an Iranian lawmaker suggested parliament would consider potentially coming out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, though the move had earlier been ruled out by President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf issued his own warning to those who would honour the UN sanctions as the body began all its proceedings on its Sunday meeting.
“We announce that if any country wants to take action against Iran based on these illegal resolutions, it will face serious reciprocal action from Iran, and the three European countries that are the initiators of this illegal action will also face our reaction,” Qalibaf said without elaborating, according to a report by the state-run IRNA news agency.
Downplaying their significance, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, “It will have some damages, some losses for us,” on Saturday night.
“However, they have presented it in their own media as something far greater and much bigger than it actually is, and they have tried to create a monster to frighten the Iranian people and then force our government and our foreign policy to give concessions and pay tribute in this regard,” he added.
In a later statement on Sunday, he echoed the remarks of the Foreign Ministry, and argued that the European move was procedurally flawed. “The notification of the three European countries to trigger the so-called snapback mechanism is legally and procedurally defective, and thus null and void,” he wrote.
“They themselves defaulted on their commitments, misused the JCPOA dispute settlement process, and even justified military attacks against safeguarded nuclear facilities in Iran.”
(UNI)
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