The briefing was in fulfillment of Security Council resolution 2231, which endorsed Jcpoa.
It can occur while the Jcpoa is still in effect, that is, while they're still inside of it.
Macron said in an interview,“Is this agreement perfect and this Jcpoa a perfect thing for our relationship with Iran?
However, as part of Iran's commitment to the Jcpoa, Iran has already been in compliance with the Additional Protocol.
This includes hundreds of
targets previously granted sanctions relief under the Jcpoa, as well as more than 300 new designations.
As of today,
all U.S. sanctions lifted or waived in connection with the Jcpoa are re-imposed and in full effect.
OFAC has deleted the E.O. 13599 List as
part of the cessation of the United States' participation in the Jcpoa.
This included hundreds of
targets previously granted sanctions relief under the Jcpoa, as well as more than 300 new designations.
The nuclear deal,
also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action(Jcpoa) was signed in 2015 during the Obama administration.
In July of 2017, while the United States was still in the Jcpoa, Iran tested a Simorgh space launch vehicle.
This includes hundreds of
targets previously granted sanctions relief under under the Jcpoa, as well as more than 300 new designations.
But this was a misreading of the 2015 Jcpoa, which was pushed not only by Europe
but also by Russia and China.
Some analysts have accused IAEA of giving scant information about Iran's compliance of Jcpoa and described its reports as politically motivated.
On 18 October 2015, the Jcpoa adopted by the participant countries
and began to take necessary steps to implement their Jcpoa commitments.
You mentioned in your comments that the
G7 members agreed on the importance of holding Iran to its commitments under the Jcpoa.
All these demands went far beyond the limits placed on Iran by the Jcpoa and most were unrelated to Iran's nuclear programme.
Iran withdraws from the Jcpoa deal completely-
On January 5, 2020, Iran had completely withdrawn from Jcpoa(Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) Nuclear deal.
The deal,
which is officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action(Jcpoa), was negotiated in 2015, during the administration of Barack Obama.
The world is beginning to
see that the challenge is much bigger than anything that the Jcpoa even pretended to have addressed, he said.
Iran invoked Article 26 of the Jcpoa to announce it would stop selling unspent enriched uranium
and heavy water to other nations for 60 days.
The G7 countries reaffirm our message to Iran to adhere to international norms and strictly abide by its nuclear-rated- nuclear-related commitments under the Jcpoa.
Iran retaliated by suspending some of the formerly agreed to terms in the Jcpoa and exceeding the uranium-enrichment limit(300 kilograms) allowed by the deal.
Since the President announced his decision on May 8 to withdraw from the Jcpoa, the Administration has sanctioned 38 Iran-related
targets in six separate actions.
The Jcpoa has without a doubt, to date, shielded the Islamic
Republic of Iran from the accountability to the risks it presents to the world.
Against this backdrop, Guterres advised:"It is essential
that all concerns regarding the implementation of the Plan be addressed through the mechanisms established in the Jcpoa.
I have consistently reiterated that the Jcpoa represents a major achievement in nuclear non-proliferation
and diplomacy and has contributed to regional and international peace and security.
On the other hand,
the Trump administration would like to tear up the Jcpoa and push Iran to negotiate a new deal
under pressure of stronger sanctions.
China said it regretted Tehran's move to surpass the Jcpoa's uranium limit
but blamed U.S. intimidation for provoking tension with Iran and creating the current scenario.
The announcement came exactly one year after the US abandoned the Jcpoa it had signed with Iran along with Russia,
China, France and the UK as co-signatories.
Now is a time for responsible leadership from those remaining in the Jcpoa and we call on the international community to support them in this endeavor.