Austrian envoy to the United Nations Jan Kickert said speaking to IRNA news agency that it would be unjustified if the President of the United States, Donald Trump decertify the nuclear agreement despite International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assessment that Iran is abiding by the agreement. The world leaders are keeping their finger crossed as President Trump is expected to address the Iran nuclear agreement in a speech in Washington this week. Iran’s compliance with the deal has been repeatedly verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN watchdog mandated to monitor Tehran’s implementation of the 2015 agreement. In September, the IAEA once again stated that Tehran is fully complying with the agreement. Even President Trump’s Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis believe that Iran is abiding by the agreement and U.S. should continue being part of the deal.
Mr. Kickert added that he hopes that even if the United States withdraws, Iran would continue with the agreement reached between Iran and six world powers in 2015. He said, “We hope that Iran will stick to its commitment, because then the other parties to the treaty, Europeans in particular, and also the Russians and the Chinese, will also stick to it…..We believe that if one party keeps its commitment to the contract, the other should also.”
Iran has repeatedly warned that it would walk out of the agreement if the United States decertify the deal. If the President break the agreement the U.S. Congress would have roughly two months to decide whether to re-impose sanctions on Iran or not.
