ERBIL, Kurdistan Region –The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief has stated that Iran is in compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal days after United States President Donald Trump moved to decertify it.
The 2015 Iran nuclear deal is also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA.
"Since January 2016, the IAEA has been monitoring and verifying the nuclear related commitments made by Iran under the JCPOA,” said Yukiya Amano in Tehran on Sunday as reported by Al-Jazeera English.
“The IAEA believes that the JCPOA is a significant gain for verification. The IAEA can state that the nuclear-related commitments made by Iran under the JCPOA are being implemented,” he added.
In-line with the nuclear deal, Iran will continue to develop missile technology, President Hassan Rouhani underscored in a speech to parliament on Sunday prior to meeting with Amano.
US Congress voted to place sanctions on Tehran's missile program, while the White House has indicated it would prefer to separate nuclear from missile restrictions if it cannot get a new nuclear deal.
Iran denies seeking nuclear weapons. It claims its nuclear technology is for energy and its missiles are only for defensive purposes.
The deal removes international economic sanctions on Tehran in exchange for its adherence to nuclear inspections.
Amano insisted that the IAEA will continue to monitor and verify the JCPOA “in an impartial and objective and stringent manner.”
The landmark nuclear deal was reached between Iran and the permanent members of the UN Security Council and the European Union (China, France, Russia, the UK and the US) plus Germany (P5+1) under former President Barack Obama's administration in July 2015 and came into effect in January 2016.
It has been reaffirmed eight times.
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