EU, Russia, China Should Compensate Iran for US Deal Departure, Envoy Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The European Union, Russia and China need to compensate Iran for the withdrawal of the US from the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, Iran’s ambassador to the EU said.
"In all fairness and as a matter of principle, the US absence from the agreement should be compensated by the remaining JCPOA participants, wishing, for all the good reasons, to see the agreement remains viable and working," Peyman Sadat said in an interview with Euronews on Friday.
His comments came after the European Parliament discussed the decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw unilaterally from the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
The US reimposed the entirety of its anti-Iran sanctions this month and also vowed to punish non-US businesses which breach them. But the EU, China and Russia have said they will stand by the agreement, and Iran says it will do so too, as long as it feels the benefits of compliance.
