{"id":11432,"date":"2017-11-12T16:00:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=11432"},"modified":"2017-11-12T15:31:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T15:31:31","slug":"iran-rejects-frances-proposal-for-jcpoa-renegotiation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/iran-rejects-frances-proposal-for-jcpoa-renegotiation\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran rejects France\u2019s proposal for JCPOA renegotiation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran has rejected French President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s proposal to amend the landmark 2015 nuclear deal to cover the Islamic Republic\u2019s ballistic missile capabilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have repeatedly told French officials that the JCPOA (the nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) is not negotiable and other issues will not be included in it,\u201d Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrance is \u2026 completely aware of our country\u2019s stance that Iran\u2019s defensive affairs are not negotiable,\u201d he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

During his visit to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, Macron suggested amending the JCPOA.<\/p>\n

Later in the day, Macron made a surprise visit to Saudi Arabia, where he said he was \u201cvery concerned\u201d about Iran\u2019s ballistic missile program, adding, \u201cThere are negotiations we need to start on Iran\u2019s ballistic missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an interview with the Time<\/em> magazine, published on Thursday, Macron also said, \u201cWe should negotiate a new series of criteria and a new treaty with Iran to stop their ballistic activities in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

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PressTV-Macron backs JCPOA but takes aim at Iran missiles<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The French leader says he told US President Donald Trump that “If you want to stop any relation with Iran regarding nuclear activity, you will create a new North Korea.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council \u2013 the United States, France, Britain, Russia and China \u2013 plus Germany signed the nuclear agreement on July 14, 2015 and started implementing it on January 16, 2016.<\/p>\n

Under the JCPOA, Iran undertook to put limits on its nuclear program in exchange for the removal of nuclear-related sanctions imposed against Tehran.<\/p>\n

Eight reports by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have confirmed Iran\u2019s full compliance with the agreement.<\/p>\n

Iran has vehemently ruled out any negotiation on its missile program which it deems as an inseparable plank of its national security, meant for defense and deterrence.<\/p>\n

In his interview with the Time<\/em> magazine, Macron also appeared to be supporting Washington’s position on Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities. He claimed that a recent missile attack by Yemen\u2019s Houthi fighters on Saudi Arabia was \u201cpart of this ballistic activity of Iran in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Qassemi said the French president and officials know very well that leveling such accusations against Iran is not in conformity with the realities on the ground in the Middle East in recent decades.<\/p>\n

He emphasized that France must persuade its Persian Gulf allies to pursue \u201cwise and unsentimental\u201d policies and approaches.<\/p>\n

Qassemi urged France to pursue \u201crealistic, fair and far-sighted\u201d policies on the ongoing developments in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf region.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect France not to be swayed\u00a0by inculcation\u00a0and false signals sent\u00a0by certain countries in the Persian Gulf region against the Islamic Republic of Iran,\u201d the Iranian spokesperson said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He called on the French government to adopt \u201ctangible strategies\u201d and compel its allies in the region to put an immediate end to war and bloodshed in Yemen with the purpose of establishing peace and stability in the impoverished country.<\/p>\n

The Yemeni army on November 5 confirmed that it had targeted Saudi Arabia\u2019s King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh with a long-range Borkan H2 ballistic missile.<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia has also confirmed the launch, saying, however, that its air defense intercepted the missile, bringing it down north of the airport.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Saudi-led coalition claimed the Houthis were under Iran\u2019s \u201cdirect command.\u201d<\/p>\n

The attack, the first of its kind, has shaken the kingdom, triggering frenzied accusations by Saudi leaders that the missile had been built in Iran.<\/p>\n

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PressTV-‘KSA blames Iran for outcomes of its wars of aggression’<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Iranian foreign minister says Saudi Arabia blames Iran for the consequences of its wars of aggression.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tehran has dismissed the accusation, with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stating that Riyadh was trying to blame others for the consequences of its aggression in Yemen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Iran has rejected French President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s proposal to amend the landmark 2015 nuclear deal to cover the Islamic Republic\u2019s ballistic missile capabilities. \u201cWe have repeatedly told French officials that the JCPOA (the nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) is not negotiable and other issues will not be included in it,\u201d …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":11433,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[432],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-supreme-leader"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11432"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11464,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11432\/revisions\/11464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}