EU powers initiate dispute mechanism of Iran atom deal in last-ditch bid to save it, a decision angering Tehran
A picture taken on December 12, 2019, shows the European Council meeting room during a European Union Summit at the Europa building in Brussels.
"On the contrary, it once again signals to everyone, in particular to the three Eu European state parties to the agreement, that it will respond seriously and firmly to any disloyalty, ill will or unconstructive action," the Iranian statement added. The decision to begin the so-called dispute mechanism process comes as tensions soar between the West and Iran following the killing of top commander Qasem Soleimani in a US strike, and the admission by Tehran days later that it had accidentally shot down a Ukrainian airliner.
The first meeting of the process –– set to include the European nations, Iran and the other parties to the deal, China and Russia –– would take place in Austria by the end of the month, a diplomatic source told AFP news agency in Vienna. The accord aimed to restrict Iran's nuclear ambitions, which Western powers feared were aimed at developing weapons, in return for sanctions relief.
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab denied that Johnson's remarks represented a shift, saying London backed the nuclear deal while also wanting a wider pact that would go beyond Iran's atomic drive to cover all contentious issues.The European Union's diplomatic chief Josep Borrell said it was "more important than ever" to save the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal "in light of the ongoing dangerous escalations in the Middle East.
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