Iran, China and Russia assure that it is still possible to resume the application of the 2015 nuclear agreement

The three countries urge Western countries to “show political will” and “refrain” from further escalating the situation.

June 5 () –

The governments of Iran, China and Russia have assured this Wednesday that it is still possible to resume the application of the 2015 nuclear agreement, which at the time allowed the lifting of the economic and financial sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council, the United States and the European Union includes Iran, and from which Washington withdrew in 2018.

“It is still possible to resume the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation are ready to do so,” reads a joint statement shared by the Iranian news agency IRNA. .

In this sense, they have highlighted that, since the withdrawal of the United States, the three countries “have spared no effort” in reestablishing the agreement, and have criticized the Joe Biden Administration for “not having the political will” to “compensate for the erroneous policy” of former President Donald Trump.

On the other hand, they have praised Iran’s “responsible” attitude for showing its willingness to return to the agreement in a way that guarantees the withdrawal of sanctions against Tehran.

“The time has come for Western countries to show political will and refrain from the endless cycle of escalation that they have fueled over the last two years and take the necessary measures to resume the implementation of the JCPOA,” the three countries added in the framework. of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Iran, Russia, the United States, Great Britain, China, France and Germany signed the nuclear pact in 2015, the fulfillment of which allowed the lifting of the economic and financial sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council, the United States and the European Union against Iran.

However, in May 2018, Washington abandoned the pact and reinstated sanctions against Iran, arguing that Tehran was violating the agreement and developing nuclear weapons, although the rest of the countries stated that they were willing to maintain the agreement.

In October 2023, the European Union decided to maintain sanctions against Iran for its nuclear activity after confirming that Tehran had not complied with its commitments based on the aforementioned agreement.