Araqji: Europe cannot impose sanctions on Iran under "The trigger mechanism"
He said Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqji It is not entitled to European countries to activate the sanctions on Iran under " The trigger mechanism " The stipulated in the 2015 nuclear agreement, or the extension of the deadline in October to activate it. The past, and Iran prompted its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
threatened the three European countries known as E3 to activate "The trigger mechanism" Which was part of the 2015 International Agreement with Iran, which allows the re -imposition of the UN Security Council sanctions on Tehran if it does not comply with the terms of the agreement. "Financial Times" The European parties offered the extension of the deadline for re -imposing sanctions in October if Iran resumed nuclear talks with Washington, and re -communicated with the International Atomic Energy Agency. "He remained without a response from Iran"
But Araqji expressed on Wednesday that Iran refused to extend a similar extension, and told the official IRNA agency: "When we say that they do not have the right to apply the trigger mechanism, it is natural that they also do not have the right to extend the deadline for its activation.".
added: "We have not yet reached a basis for negotiations with Europeans". "Illegal"And warned of the repercussions if the European powers chose to activate the mechanism.
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