Rouhani: Extension of US Sanctions Against Iran Violates Nuclear Deal

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani stated that the path that the US has taken in regard to Iran will lead to a considerable drop in international trust in the American government.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The US decision to extend 1979 sanctions against Iran for another 10 years violates the nuclear deal struck by Iran with international powers, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday.

"The path that the US has taken in regard to Iran will lead to a considerable drop in international trust in the American government," Rouhani was quoted as saying at a meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano by Mehr news agency.

He stressed that it was highly significant for all parties to the deal to comply with their commitments, arguing that the US recent decision to prolong Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for another 10 years clearly violated the Iran nuclear deal.

On July 14, 2015, Iran and the P5+1 group of countries — the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom plus Germany — signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), ensuring the peaceful nature of Tehran's nuclear program in return for the gradual sanctions relief. The US sanctions introduced against Tehran in 1979, however, were not mentioned in the document.