Iranian foreign Minister Javad Zarif has rejected US allegations that Iran has always been in violation of the P5+1 nuclear deal, dismissing the statements of Twitter. Experts similarly dismissed the claims, noting the lack of evidence.
White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham claimed there “is little
doubt that even before the deal’s existence, Iran was violating its
terms.” She offered no evidence that this was the case.
Indeed, the US never made such allegations until now. Previously, the
administration had argued simply that the deal was bad, and the CIA
director had recently conceded that Iran remains “technically” in
compliance with it.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has pointed out since the
deal first came into effect that Iran has remained entirely in
compliance. This has often annoyed the Trump Administration, as it has
undercut attempts to see the deal destroyed.
Attempts to retroactively claim violations would be great for the US in
trying to get Europe to pull out of the deal. They are running up on the
serious problem that the allegations are simply not true, nor remotely
credible, which makes this seem like just another transparent US scheme
to undermine the deal.
Iran Rejects US Accusation It Long Violated Nuclear Deal
Iran FM dismisses US allegations, which lack evidence
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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