TEHRAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday asked the remaining parties to the Iranian nuclear deal, known as JCPOA, to protect Iran's interests under the accord and not to succumb to the U.S. policy.
The JCPOA is an important achievement of multilateral diplomacy, which has been strongly supported by the international community but is in serious "danger" on its fifth anniversary, Iran's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
"Unless the international community shall ensure the balanced implementation of the JCPOA by all parties in good faith, it could be another victim of the U.S. unilateral and unlawful approach," said the statement.
The U.S. and its allies should bear the responsibility for the consequences of such policies, it said.
"The U.S. significant non-performance to its obligations ... and the lack of will on some remaining participants to restore the lost balance to the JCPOA, have complicated the current situation and impeded Iran from adhering to its undertakings," it stressed.
The ministry said Iran is determined to take "decisive action against any exaggeration and irresponsible behavior, and strongly urges Britain, France and Germany to adhere to their commitments, instead of moving in the direction of the U.S. maximum pressure policy.
U.S. President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of the 2015 international nuclear agreement in May 2018 and reimposed sanctions against Iran.
Iran then began to gradually reduce its commitments under the pact in retaliation for Washington's departure and Europe's "failure to honor their commitments." Enditem
