Iran files complaint with JCPOA Joint Commission over US sanctions

TEHRAN - 1 August 2018: Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Tuesday that Iran had filed a complaint with the Joint Commission against the new US sanctions, Tehran Times reported.

Talking to reporters in Qom, Larijani said it is clear that the US has violated the letter of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the official name for the July 2015 nuclear agreement.

JCPOA Joint Commission is tasked to supervise the implementation of nuclear deal.

Larijani said, “Iran will determinedly prevent the US from reaching its objectives.”

Larijani added, “Diplomatic actions should be taken regarding the new US sanctions and a complaint should be lodged to the related committee which has been done. The committee has issued an announcement according to which the US has committed some violations in implementing the JCPOA.”

The next meeting of the Joint Commission will be held at ministerial level, Larijani announced.

Last week the two houses of the US Congress ratified sanctions against Iran. The US Treasury Department also imposed sanctions on six Iran-based satellite companies on Friday after Iran launched Simorgh (Phoenix) satellite carrier rocket into space on Thursday.