Iran
Lists 7 Conditions To Remain In Nuclear Deal
23 May, 2018
Two
days after US Secretary of State laid
out 12 draconian conditions for
the US enter into a new nuclear deal with Iran, among which that
Tehran must stop enrichment of uranium and never pre-process
plutonium, allow nuclear inspectors "unqualified access to all
sites throughout the country", withdraw all of its forces from
Syria, end its support for militant groups like Hezbollah in Lebanon,
stop sending arms to the Houthi militia in Yemen, release all U.S.
citizens, and cease its threats to destroy Israel", Iran
responded by listing several conditions of its own
In
his first statement since Pompeo's Wednesday speech, Iran's
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei set 7 conditions for the
European nations if they want Tehran to remain in the agreement.
In
the wake of Washington's threats to target EU firms dealing with the
Islamic Republic amid US sanctions, the Iranian leader said that -
first and foremost - European banks should guarantee and assure trade
with Iran.
"European
banks should safeguard trade with the Islamic Republic. We do not
want to start a fight with these three countries (France, Germany and
Britain) but we don't trust them either, Khamenei said. "Europe
should fully guarantee Irans oil sales. In case Americans can damage
our oil sales... Europeans should make up for that and buy Iranian
oil."
Khamenei laid out the full list on Twitter on Trump's favorite social media network, remainder of continued on twitter where in a brief tweetstorm, he unveiled the following demands of Europe:
- Over the course of 2 years, US violated #JCPOA, several times, while the Europeans remained silent. These 3 European countries should prove that they won’t be as dishonest & untrustworthy as they were during nuclear talks in 2004-2005. Europe needs to compensate for it:
- The US has violated Resolution 2231. Europe must issue a resolution against US’s violation [of it].
- Europe must guarantee it will not raise the issue of the Islamic Republic's missiles and regional affairs.
- Europe must guarantee the total sale of Iran's oil. If US manages to impede our oil sale, we should be able to sell our desired amount of oil. Europeans should-- in a guaranteed manner-- compensate for it and buy Iran's oil.
- European banks must guarantee business transactions with the Islamic Republic. We do not have any disputes with these three countries; however, we do not trust them either because of their past actions.
- Europe must confront imposition of any sanctions on the Islamic Republic and stand firmly against US's sanctions on Iran
In
conclusion, Iran's Supreme Leader warned that "if
the Europeans hesitate in responding to our demands, Iran is entitled
to resuming its nuclear activities.
When we find out the #JCPOA has no benefits, one of our options is to
resume cancelled activities."
Europe must confront imposition of any sanctions on the Islamic Republic and stand firmly against US's sanctions on Iran.
If the Europeans hesitate in responding to our demands, Iran is entitled to resuming its nuclear activities. When we find out the #JCPOA has no benefits, one of our options is to resume cancelled activities.
And
so with both the US and Iran listing out conditions they both know
will never be met, it is clear that not only will the US not return
to the deal, but the EU may end up exiting the deal as well. Which
means that as the "nuclear activity" wildcard returns, so
will the threat of constant Israeli attack; it also means that any
traders who are quick to price out geopolitical risk in the middle
east may be surprised in the not too distant future.
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