BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 28. The International
Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran considers the motion taken
by the three European nations – the UK, Germany, and France –
plus the US, misusing the dispute decision mechanism outlined in
the Joint Complete Plan of Motion (JCPOA) and UN Safety
Council Decision 2231 to reinstate beforehand terminated
resolutions towards Iran, as unlawful and unjustified, Pattern reviews.
It emphasizes that Decision 2231 and its related
restrictions on Iran’s peaceable nuclear program have to be deemed
concluded by the scheduled date of October 18, 2025.
The three European nations, below US stress and provocation,
initiated the so-called Snapback mechanism regardless of their very own
persistent and vital failure to meet JCPOA commitments,
amounting to a “gross non-performance,” and have exploited the
dispute decision course of.
In the meantime, they’ve flagrantly violated worldwide legislation and
the non-proliferation regime, significantly Article 2(4) of the UN
Constitution by explicitly or implicitly supporting army aggression
by Israel and the US towards Iran’s peaceable nuclear services
ruled below the JCPOA and the IAEA safeguards regime.
These actions represent clear breaches of each the JCPOA and
Decision 2231. Just like the US, the European events have acted in
dangerous religion, persistently violating the letter and spirit of the
JCPOA and making no real effort to resolve disputes.
The try to revive terminated resolutions shouldn’t be solely legally
baseless and indefensible, but additionally ethically and logically
unacceptable. The Islamic Republic of Iran’s peaceable nuclear
program was comprehensively addressed in Decision 2231 and its
annex, the JCPOA, and the ten-year timeframe stipulated therein
have to be thought of concluded on October 18, 2025.
The three European nations failed to stick to the provisions
of UN Safety Council Decision 2231 throughout their pursuit of this
difficulty. Operational Paragraph 11 of Decision 2231 clearly states
that the Safety Council should “bear in mind the views of the
related states.” It’s regrettable that, regardless of the clear
positions of different JCPOA members – particularly Iran, China, and
the Russian Federation – the Council President, below stress from
the European trio and the US, illegally put the draft decision to
a vote. As emphasised within the joint letter by the international ministers
of China, Iran, and Russia dated August 28, 2025, the Safety
Council can’t act based mostly on the flawed notification submitted by
the three European nations. Any motion opposite to or
inconsistent with Decision 2231 can’t create authorized obligations
for UN member states.
Accordingly, the Islamic Republic of Iran rejects the declare by
the three European nations and the US relating to the reinstatement
of previous resolutions that have been terminated below Decision 2231 in
2015. Iran stresses that no obligations come up for UN member states,
together with the Islamic Republic of Iran, below the provisions or
mechanisms of the annulled resolutions, and all nations should
chorus from recognizing this illegal scenario that contradicts
Decision 2231. The Islamic Republic of Iran’s principled place
on this matter has been formally conveyed in a letter dated
September 27, 2025 to the UN Secretary-Basic.
It’s value recalling that over the previous twenty years, the
Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly demonstrated its dedication
to dialogue and diplomacy in resolving points associated to its
peaceable nuclear program. Iran has proven readiness to discover a
rational and truthful resolution that ensures the rights and pursuits
of the Iranian individuals within the peaceable use of nuclear power, whereas
additionally guaranteeing transparency and confidence within the peaceable nature of
its nuclear actions.
On this regard, Iran totally carried out the JCPOA provisions from
2015 to 2019 – as much as one yr after the illegal US withdrawal –
and structured its remedial measures below Articles 26 and 36 of
the JCPOA from Might 2019 in a method that may enable for a right away
return to its commitments if the European events and the US
resumed theirs.
Over the previous 4 years, Iran has additionally introduced quite a few
initiatives and proposals for the total reimplementation of JCPOA
obligations by all events, or for negotiating a brand new understanding
to resolve the problems surrounding its nuclear program. All such
efforts have failed as a result of lack of seriousness and good religion
on the a part of the three European nations and the US.
Navy assaults by Israel and the US on Iran’s nuclear
services between thirteenth and twenty fourth of June 2025, and the accompanying
help of three European nations for the aggressors, mark the
peak of their gross JCPOA violations and clear dangerous religion.
Undoubtedly, the prison act of army aggression towards
Iran, which resulted within the martyrdom and damage of quite a few
Iranian residents, the destruction of nuclear services, and injury
to very important nationwide infrastructure, not solely entails prison
duty for the perpetrators and masterminds of the crime,
but additionally imposes worldwide duty on the aggressor
events for committing internationally wrongful acts. The Islamic
Republic of Iran will make the most of all obtainable authorized devices to
prosecute and punish the perpetrators and to hunt compensation.
Over the previous two months, the Islamic Republic of Iran has made
vital efforts to stop the misuse of the JCPOA’s dispute
decision mechanism by the three European nations. These efforts
included signing of an understanding with the Worldwide Atomic
Power Company (IAEA) on September 9, 2025 and submitting
constructive and rational proposals relating to this and different points
associated to Iran’s nuclear program. Nonetheless, these initiatives
failed as a result of disregard and extreme calls for of the three
European nations and the US.
In actuality, as a substitute of making the required house for
diplomacy and engagement, the three European nations and the US
have chosen a path of confrontation and disaster escalation. They
mistakenly imagine that by resorting to the tactic of reviving
annulled UN Safety Council resolutions, they will achieve a brand new
leverage of stress. The Islamic Republic of Iran will firmly
defend the rights and nationwide pursuits of Iran, and any transfer
geared toward harming these pursuits might be met with an applicable
and resolute response.
It is value noting that final evening, the UN Safety Council held
a gathering to think about the preliminary textual content of Decision 2231,
sponsored by Russia and China, on extending the decision and
stopping the activation of the snapback mechanism. 4 nations
voted in favor of the decision, 9 voted towards, and two
abstained. Thus, as of September 28, UN Safety Council
resolutions towards Iran have been reinstated.
It needs to be added that on July 20, 2015, the UN Safety
Council adopted Decision 2231. This decision led to the repeal
of six earlier resolutions towards Iran and in depth sanctions
associated to the Iranian nuclear program.
It needs to be famous that, in response to Articles 36 and 37 of the
Joint Complete Plan of Motion, numerous levels are initiated
upon a criticism by one of many collaborating states relating to the
plan’s violation by the opposite occasion. If these levels are
unsuccessful, the complaining state might elevate the problem with the UN
Safety Council. If Iran’s criticism is filed and accepted by the
UN Safety Council, worldwide sanctions towards Iran could also be
reinstated. Moreover, this plan grants UN Safety Council
members the authority to take army motion towards Iran.
