E3 Remains Committed to JCPOA Despite Iran's Violations
France, Germany and the United Kingdom said they remain committed to the Iran nuclear deal but said they are concerned by Iran’s “numerous, serious violations” of its nuclear commitments. In a Nov. 18 statement, the three countries said they are “extremely concerned by Iran’s actions, which are hollowing out the core nonproliferation benefits of the deal.” But they said they still plan to honor the deal and have taken “additional efforts to allow Iran to pursue legitimate trade,” including through the use of INSTEX (see 2002280029).
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The countries also criticized U.S. sanctions against Iran. “We have been consistently clear that we regret the U.S. withdrawal from the [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] and re-imposition of US sanctions,” they said. The U.S. recently began snapback sanctions against Iran despite objections from the European Union (see 2009210022) and urged allies to join them (see 2011190012).