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Iranian FM Javad Zarif
On Tuesday, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated that Tehran is not seeking to abandon the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, known as the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has urged European signatories to the Iran nuclear deal to
"exert sovereignty rather than bow to US bullying."
In a tweet on Thursday, Zarif referred to the signatories' recent letter to the UN Secretary General which he argued indicates
"a desperate falsehood to cover up their miserable incompetence in fulfilling bare minimum of their own JCPOA obligations."
The remarks come after the European signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal accused Tehran of possessing "nuclear-capable ballistic missiles," which they claimed are "inconsistent" with a UN resolution endorsing the agreement.
In a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday,
UN ambassadors from France, the UK and Germany referred to UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2231 which actually "calls on" but does not require Iran
"not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic missile technology".
The French government has, meanwhile, claimed that
Iran's ballistic activities are out of sync with the Islamic Republic's obligations under UN Security Council resolution that endorses the Iran deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Comment: While no one can chart the course of the latest unhinged Democratic gambit, the tone seems to be coming increasingly desperate. If the Russia card doesn't play with the American public any more, what do they have left?