Iran Warns Europe Interaction with IAEA to Halt in Case of Snapback Mechanism Activation
Tehran warned the European troika—Britain, France, and Germany— that it would stop interaction with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) if the trio managed to have the United Nations Security Council restore its sanctions against Iran.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Qaribabadi stated on Wednesday that Tehran has made it clear to the European sides that if they managed to force restoration of the bans, “then naturally Iran will show the necessary reaction.”The diplomat said London, Paris and Berlin were warned about the consequences of their “choosing to disregard the goodwill and constructive approach of the Islamic Republic, which has consistently stressed diplomatic settlement of the issue".He added that in case of the European parties’ refusal, “continuing this interactive process would be meaningless”.He reminded that the European trio had lost all legal and moral rights to resort to “snapback” because they had already failed to implement the nuclear accord.
The troika has been trying to enable the bans’ reinstatement, claiming, without any evidence, that Iran had violated a 2015 nuclear deal by “diverting” its peaceful nuclear energy program towards military purposes.In order to realize return of the bans, they have been pushing for triggering of the so-called snapback mechanism that has been included in the agreement.The IAEA has, however, never found any proof of the trio’s claims.
Qaribabadi said Iran would additionally retaliate by stopping its talks with the Europeans.“We also stressed that if this scenario unfolds, Europe will in practice sideline itself from the diplomatic track and from dialogue with Iran,” he added.From that point onward, negotiations would be pursued only within the framework of the Security Council and with its members, and no further dialogue with Europe would take place in this field, the diplomat stated.The ball is, therefore, in Europe’s court to either take the path of confrontation or that of engagement and cooperation, he continued, emphasizing, “Iran is prepared for both scenarios. We hope they will act wisely.”
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