UNITED NATIONS, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Three years after its unanimous endorsement by the Security Council, the Iranian nuclear deal is "at a crossroads," the United Nations' top political official said on Wednesday.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), reached between China, France, Germany, Russia, Britain and U.S., the European Union (EU) and Iran in July 2015 to ensure that Iran's nuclear program would be exclusively peaceful, is "at a crossroads" after Washington's decision to withdraw from that agreement, Rosemary DiCarlo, UN undersecretary-general for political affairs, said.
DiCarlo made the remarks while addressing the 15-nation Security Council on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' fifth report on the implementation of its resolution endorsing the JCPOA.
She said since the JCPOA came into force on Jan. 16, 2016, the International Atomic Energy Agency had consistently reported that Iran was abiding by its commitments.
DiCarlo reiterated the secretary-general's regret at the United States' announcement as well as his call upon Iran to carefully consider the concerns of member states about activities allegedly contrary to the restrictions set out in the resolution.
