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Takht-Ravanchi

lines on the record: 330
first: 1996-04-15
most recent: 2022-07-19
sittings or episodes: 49
sources: un-security-council

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“All those commitments are meticulously worded and explained in detail in the JCPOA and in resolution 2231 (2015). Since the Council’s previous meeting on resolution 2231 (2015) (see S/2020/1324), nothing has changed except the verbal declaration of the United States of its intention to return to compliance with the JCPOA. In reality, until this very moment the maximum pressure policy and the draconian sanctions against our people still continue, and the United States remains in violation of the JCPOA and resolution 2231 (2015). Even despite the unanimous order of the International Court of Justice, on 3 October 2018, obliging the United States to remove impediments to humanitarian trade with Iran, all humanitarian goods, including much-needed medicine and medical equipment, have been subjected to sanctions.”
2021-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8811 (2021) · source
“How can the pain, grief and emotional problems throughout the life of a kid for the loss of his or her mother due to the lack of certain medicines, the import of which was prevented by sanctions, be compensated? How will the lifelong suffering of mothers and fathers who have lost their children owing to the lack of medicines for rare diseases be relieved and compensated? That is the factual context in which the current implementation status of the JCPOA must be evaluated. We must recall that the JCPOA is not a one-way street. It is founded on two pillars: Iran’s nuclear- related commitments and the reciprocal commitments for the lifting of all sanctions by the United Nations, the European Union and the United States of America, as well as promoting normal economic and trade relations with Iran.”
2021-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8811 (2021) · source
“Only one year after the United States withdrawal, we took certain remedial steps authorized by the JCPOA’s paragraphs 26 and 36, according to which, in case of “a re-introduction or re-imposition of the sanctions” (resolution 2231 (2015), annex A, para. 26), Iran has the right to cease performing its commitments in whole or in part. At the same time, Iran’s response was applied in a reasonable and incremental manner in order to provide more time for common sense to prevail. Yet while Iran’s steps are reversible, the sufferings of our people are not. Of course, we cannot and will not overlook hundreds of billions of dollars of damages inflicted upon the Iranian economy. But unfortunately, precious lives lost due to sanctions are irreversible.”
2021-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8811 (2021) · source
“Those challenges arose when President Trump started to demonize the JCPOA even before coming to office and to harass Iran’s business partners, and later in 2018, when he unilaterally and unlawfully withdrew from the JCPOA and by reimposing sanctions waged an all-out economic war against Iran with the deliberate objective of starving the Iranian people. Weaponizing food and medicine is prohibited, even in wartime, and is indeed a manifestation of crimes against humanity. Nevertheless, instead of taking immediate remedial measures allowed by the JCPOA, we exercised strategic patience for one year, but to no avail. Our maximum restraint was responded to with the so-called maximum pressure policy of the United States and the appeasement policy of Europe.”
2021-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8811 (2021) · source
“They have called on Iran to come to full compliance with its JCPOA commitments as if it were Iran that withdrew from the JCPOA; as if it were Iran that reimposed or introduced countless inhumane sanctions with the publicly declared objective of starving an entire nation; as if it were Iran that brazenly threatened all States either to violate resolution 2231 (2015) or face punishment; as if it were Iran that pursued a maximum pressure policy; and as if it were Iran that made every attempt to kill the JCPOA and resolution 2231 (2015) forever. Our record and that of the United States with respect to the JCPOA are clear. The challenges of the JCPOA’s implementation cannot be assessed in isolation.”
2021-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8811 (2021) · source
“I would like to thank the briefers for their reports. The Council’s message today on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and resolution 2231 (2015) is loud and clear: the JCPOA must be implemented and there is no better alternative. Despite such encouraging statements, we have recently heard — including in this meeting — discouraging statements from a few Council members pointing their fingers at the victim instead of demanding that the culprit act responsibly. They have deliberately ignored the fact that Iran’s steps in ceasing the implementation of some of its commitments are remedial in nature.”
2021-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8811 (2021) · source
“We reiterate once again that the Syrian crisis must be settled peacefully in accordance with principles of international law, particularly respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States, non-intervention and non-interference in their internal and external affairs and the peaceful settlement of international disputes. In our commitment to the restoration of the unity and territorial integrity of Syria, we will continue our efforts in assisting the Government and the people of Syria to overcome the enormous challenges they face. In addition to our continued consultations with the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, we will continue our constructive contribution to international efforts aimed at the peaceful resolution of the conflict. The meeting rose at 12.15 p.m.”
2021-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8805 (2021) · source
“We hope that, with the constructive engagement of the Committee’s co-Chairs with the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, the Constitutional Committee’s sixth session will be held soon. In that context, we are in close coordination within the Astana format with the United Nations. At the same time, parallel efforts must be made to ensure progress on other areas creating challenges for Syria and its people. Indeed, linking in any way Syria’s reconstruction or return of refugees and displaced persons with progress in the work of the Constitutional Committee or similar conditions will only prolong the sufferings of the Syrian people, who have already paid a heavy price as a result of the hegemonic policies of certain Western countries that pursue their geopolitical objectives in Syria through all means.”
2021-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8805 (2021) · source
“Terrorist groups must not be allowed to use millions of civilians as human shields to continue their heinous activities, and the Israeli regime must be forced to end its aggression against Syria. In addition to those severe challenges, unlawful unilateral sanctions are creating serious problems for Syrians, who have already been suffering from the adverse impacts of more than 10 years of conflict. Despite all the unjust measures I just mentioned, the Constitutional Committee must continue its work. The slow progress in the work of the Committee should not give us any reason for pessimism with regard to the extremely important role it can play in the future of Syria.”
2021-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8805 (2021) · source
“Despite relative calm, Syria continues to face serious challenges. Parts of Syria continue to be occupied by foreign forces, dominated by groups with separatist tendencies or controlled by Security Council- designated terrorist groups. At the same time, the Israeli regime continues to commit acts of aggression against Syria, in f lagrant violation of international law. That unstable situation has far-reaching implications for the security and stability of a volatile region and for international peace and security at large. The Security Council must live up to its responsibilities and ensure Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In that context, all foreign forces unlawfully present in Syria must leave without any precondition or delay.”
2021-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8805 (2021) · source
“Finally, in the threshold of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the CWC’s entry into force and the OPCW’s establishment, we call for enhanced efforts to uphold the authority of the OPCW and the full, effective and non-discriminatory implementation of the CWC and its universality. We stand ready to actively and constructively contribute to such efforts.”
2021-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8785 (2021) · source
“In this process, the OPCW has been forced to use flawed procedures, defective methodologies, fabricated information and an improper and broken chain of custody. Additionally, that process has totally failed to acknowledge the strategic decision of Syria to accede to the Convention, as well as its cooperation in fulfilling its relevant obligations, including by expeditiously presenting its initial declaration and verifiably destroying all its 27 chemical weapons production facilities. Indeed, the OPCW process in Syria is but a clear regression from the very basic norms of impartiality and professionalism. It is also obvious that such a process will definitely lead to erroneous conclusions.”
2021-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8785 (2021) · source
“To that end, we need first and foremost to ensure the full, effective and non-discriminatory implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Moreover, we must uphold and ensure the authority and credibility of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). It is, however, a source of deep concern that, in recent years, Western countries have exploited the CWC and politicized the OPCW’s work in order to advance their narrow interests in Syria. This has seriously undermined the Convention, resulted in a deep legitimacy and credibility crisis for the OPCW, sowed the seeds of division among its member States, and challenged the long-standing consensual decision-making tradition in disarmament and non-proliferation forums.”
2021-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8785 (2021) · source
“As a major victim in contemporary history of the most systematic use of chemical weapons, Iran once again condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere and under any circumstances. As a staunch advocate of the prohibition of the use of chemical weapons, we share the view that the use of these inhumane weapons must not be tolerated. However, this rule must not be politicized or exploited to mount political pressure against others in order to advance narrow national interests or to pursue certain geopolitical objectives. That is indeed as poisonous as the chemical weapon itself. While ensuring the prohibition of the use of chemical weapons is a must, we all know well that this will not and cannot happen in isolation.”
2021-06-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8785 (2021) · source
“Rather, it has divided the Security Council, eroded the OPCW’s credibility and weakened the professionalism of that organization and its consensual decision-making process. Additionally, it has adversely affected efforts aimed at the full and effective realization of the very purpose of the CWC, namely, the elimination of chemical weapons, which has yet to be realized owing to the blatant failure of the United States as the sole major possessor State party to the Convention. To avoid this situation, the current trend in the Security Council and the OPCW, which has been initiated solely based on certain countries’ politically motivated objectives, needs to be discontinued. We stand ready to do whatever is in our power to do to restore the OPCW’s authority and promote the full and non-discriminatory implementation of the CWC.”
2020-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8764 (2020) · source
“However, it is a fact that, in her final report to the Security Council, in 2014, the Special Coordinator of the OPCW-United Nations Joint Mission confirmed that Syria had fulfilled all its commitments and that its entire chemical stockpile had been destroyed. Later, the OPCW also confirmed the destruction of Syria’s entire chemical stockpile and all its 27 production facilities. Now, these facts — as well as the Syrian Government’s significant cooperation with the OPCW and the United Nations, including its having provided to the OPCW over 80 monthly reports and a large amount of information — are being overlooked. Such an unproductive approach has not contributed to the resolution of the outstanding questions.”
2020-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8764 (2020) · source
“First, I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of October. As a major victim in contemporary history of the use of chemical weapons, Iran continues to condemn in the strongest possible terms the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere and under any circumstances. Iran also reiterates its call for the balanced, full and non-discriminatory implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and for upholding the authority of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). In the past several years, based on unsubstantiated allegations, the processes of the CWC, the OPCW and the Security Council have been used abusively against the Syrian Government.”
2020-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8764 (2020) · source
“First, the fight against terrorism must continue unabated and the terrorists must not be allowed to benefit from the existing differences. Secondly, every effort must be made by all to protect civilians. Thirdly, the current situation in Idlib can be resolved only through political means. Fourthly, the full respect of all for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, unity and political independence of Syria is a must. We stand ready to do whatever is in our power to contribute to the political settlement of the current situation. The meeting rose at 5.10 p.m.”
2020-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8715 (2020) · source
“We should be vigilant enough not to confuse the protection of civilians with the protection of terrorists. As one of the guarantors of the Astana format, the Islamic Republic of Iran stands ready to use its good offices to contribute to the political settlement of the current differences between Turkey and Syria regarding the situation in Idlib. The upcoming summit of the guarantors of the Astana format, which is due to take place in the near future in Tehran, will provide an essential opportunity for the comprehensive examination of the situation in Syria. We will also host Special Envoy Pedersen this coming Saturday to discuss various issues related to Syria, including the work of the Constitutional Committee. Finally, I would like to stress the following.”
2020-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8715 (2020) · source
“I thank you, Sir, for organizing this meeting. The situation in Idlib is critical and every effort must be made to prevent it from getting out of control. While we must continue to combat terrorists, it should be done with the utmost care for the lives of civilians, as we have always stressed and as is also underlined in all the final documents of the Astana format. We stress the need for the implementation of the Sochi agreement on Idlib, the importance of which is also highlighted in the Astana format meetings. We need to ensure that the crisis will be settled through political means. Nevertheless, terrorists must not be allowed to exploit the situation, consolidate their positions, turn Idlib into their safe haven, kill more civilians or continue taking a large number of civilians hostage.”
2020-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8715 (2020) · source
“That is exactly what the representative of the Israeli regime did yesterday (see S/PV.8706) when, instead of explaining why it continues to flout international law and maintain its inhumane practices in the occupied territories, he attempted to level accusations at my country through a series of lies and fabrications, which I reject completely and do not want to dignify with an answer. It is no accident that, in a coordinated move, the United States representative also did likewise, keeping completely silent on the topic of the meeting — the question of Palestine — and instead ventured to give a rosy picture of Israel, justifying its illegal practices while orchestrating a disinformation campaign, which we totally repudiate, against my country.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The Council needs to address its deepening trust deficit and diminishing legitimacy and credibility emanating from its inaction in cases of clear violations of international law, such as its silence on the assassination of Martyr Soleimani. In order to correct its past mistakes in the Middle East, the Council must uphold its responsibility by preventing the imposition of all the unlawful policies of the United States and the Israeli regime against the entire region. The Council must remain vigilant about the deceitful nature of the Israeli regime and must not allow it to abuse the Council’s open debates to play victim in an effort to distract attention from its oppressive policies in our region.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Rallies and crowds in the region commemorating the martyr Soleimani’s role in fighting terrorism and denouncing his assassination, as well as the fact that millions in our capital alone participated in his funeral procession — the second largest in the history of our nation and the entire region — demonstrate how beloved he was nationally and regionally. If anything, United States adventurism testified to one fact — that after the cowardly assassination, the region is less secure and less stable. Consequently, the most effective way to ensure regional peace and security is the withdrawal of United States forces from the region, as they have always been the source of instability in our neighbourhood.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The United States is well aware that, in addition to his decisive role in fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria, Mr. Soleimani was also a highly influential and respected politician, working hard for stability in the region. Without a doubt, that extremely provocative move was a pre-planned plot aimed at escalating tensions in our region. The assassination clearly invalidated the United States claim that it is fighting terrorism. It is, in fact, fighting those who combat terrorists. The martyr Soleimani’s demise was a big gift from America to ISIS and other regional terrorist groups.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“In pursuit of its intrinsic animosity towards Muslim nations, particularly in the Middle East, the United States continues military adventurism in our region, the latest example of which is the recent horrific assassination of the martyr Qasem Soleimani and his companions at Baghdad International Airport. The assassination was a clear manifestation of State terrorism, which constitutes a gross violation of the fundamental principles of international law and entails the international responsibility of the United States. We categorically reject all United States fabrications to justify that heinous crime, including by resorting to sham claims that Mr. Soleimani was planning to target American interests in the region.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The United States, by violating the peremptory norms and basic principles of international law, disregarding all standards of international conduct and breaking all principles of humanity and morality, as well as by abusing its status as a permanent member of the Council, continues to completely, systematically and unreservedly shield the Israeli regime. One example is its use of the veto to protect Israel 44 times, thus further emboldening that regime to commit more brutal crimes with more brutality and in total impunity. Moreover, the United States has been engaged in other destabilizing activities in our region.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Once again, we are here to discuss the world’s longest crisis — the question of Palestine. In the early days of the year marking the United Nations seventy-fifth anniversary, it is very timely to ask why the Council is unable to end the decades- long occupation of Palestine, to protect the very basic rights of millions of oppressed Palestinians at home and abroad and to confront an occupying regime that has committed all four core international crimes, not once but several times. The answer is clear.”
2020-01-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8706Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Our commitment to the JCPOA, as well as our most recent inclusive initiative to promote peace and security in the Persian Gulf region — the Hormuz Peace Endeavour (HOPE) — demonstrate our strategic approach. With the engagement of other littoral States of the Persian Gulf, the objectives of HOPE can be realized. In that endeavour, we welcome the assistance of the United Nations, including by acting as an umbrella.””
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“Such an instrument should include a renewed commitment to the Charter, particularly non-intervention in the internal and external affairs of other countries and the prohibition of the threat or use of force; the rejection of all coercive unilateral measures, including sanctions, as unlawful, entailing international responsibility, including financial responsibility to compensate for damages imposed on the target and third countries; assigning international criminal responsibility for obstructing humanitarian trade in any way, shape or form; and the prohibition of depriving individuals of their freedoms and their extradition upon judicial requests made on the basis of, or related to, unilateral coercive measures, including sanctions. “Iran is dedicated to multilateralism and committed to the Charter and its principles.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“For if other States become passive unilateralists, succumb to unilateralism in their bilateral relationships or compromise Charter principles for the sake of short-term gains or the avoidance of immediate harm, they will inadvertently encourage the lawless unilateralist to bully them. “In order to protect multilateralism, we must never appease unilateralist regimes. We need political will, as well as an instrument that will safeguard the values, principles and multilateralism enshrined in the Charter.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
““It has also adopted mob tactics to expand or gain market share in the face of the increasing diversification of the sources of power. In the case of my own country, United States economic terrorism has involved the strangulation of access by ordinary Iranians to food and medicine, as well as the use of illegal unilateral sanctions to give American oil a foothold in Asia. No one is spared from that malign behaviour, as evidenced by how the United States approaches global trade, including its targeting of European infrastructure to force the entry of its own natural gas. “The question raised by such rogue behaviour is how to protect the United Nations Charter.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
““Our action on 8 January against an air base in Iraq from which the cowardly armed attack against the martyr Soleimani was launched was a measured and proportionate response to a terrorist attack in the exercise of our inherent right to self-defence in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter. The rogue United States regime has withdrawn from several landmark accords, including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and, not least, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). That — in an open affront to the Security Council — has involved the unprecedented and unlawful punishment by the United States of anyone who attempts to comply with resolution 2231 (2015), which unequivocally endorses the JCPOA.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“That has meant more damaging American unilateralism in defiance of international norms and law, including most recently a dastardly targeted assassination of the heroes who were the nightmare of such groups as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham. But since the regime’s inauguration, there have been more and more threats and attacks against the people of Iran and other sovereign nations in utter disregard of the Charter of the United Nations. It now even seeks to emulate the war crimes of Da’esh, menacing the cultural heritage of the millenniums- old civilization of Iran.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“Let me thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate. At the outset, we express our deep condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the aeroplane crash in Iran. A thorough investigation into the incident is under way. I am here today to deliver a statement on behalf of His Excellency Mr. Javad Zarif, whose visa was denied by the United States in contravention of the Headquarters Agreement. His statement is as follows. “We are meeting today to discuss a momentous imperative with which we are all confronted. The world is at a crossroads. With the end of monopolies on power, one unhinged regime is frantically clamouring to turn back time.”
2020-01-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699 (2020) · source
“We are prepared to engage with our neighbours to arrive at a mutually agreed plan as soon as possible. Thirdly, raising Iran's internal matters in this meeting is in gross violation ofthe very basic principles upon which the Organization is founded. Paragraph 7 of Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations clearly prohibits the Organization's intervention or interference in the internal affairs of States. We totally reject the allegations raised against my country in that regard. The meeting rose at 5.30pm.”
2019-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8695 (2019) · source
“The common denominator of the past and present situation in the Middle East is that the United States, through its divide-and-rule policy, has consistently and continuously fanned and fuelled regional conflicts. In turn, Iran has been and will remain a strong force against insecurity, terrorism and extremism in the region. One living example of that is our assistance to the Governments and the peoples of Iraq and Syria in defeating Da'esh. Despite all these attempts, nothing can disconnect the strong historic, cultural and religious fraternal bonds among the countries of the region. We have always supported the establishment of a security structure in the Persian Gulf area. The recent initiative of our President, known as the Hormuz Peace Endeavour, is the right plan introduced at the right time.”
2019-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8695 (2019) · source
“As the Council might recall, immediately - I repeat, immediately - after the attack, both the United States and Saudi Arabia claimed that Iran was responsible for the attack. Such claims were fully consistent with their typical practice in similar situations insofar as they first accuse Iran and then pretend that they will conduct a thorough investigation. The predetermined outcome of such an investigation has been, and continues to be, predictable. They consistently result in some forced photos or videos or fabricated documents proving Iran's so-called direct or indirect involvement. Secondly, today the Council has also been misinformed regarding the ongoing situation in the Middle East.”
2019-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8695 (2019) · source
“The arbitrary reinterpretation of the resolution by recourse to non-legally binding definitions of an informal, and yet exclusive, 35-member club like the Missile Technology Control Regime is totally misleading and therefore unacceptable. In conclusion, our observations with regard to the Secretary-General's report are contained in my recent letter to the Council and cover our views on issues that have not been addressed in my remarks today. I take this opportunity to also make a few comments regarding the observations made by some members on issues irrelevant to this meeting's agenda. First, on the attack against the Aramco oil facilities, we have repeatedly and categorically rejected all allegations against us in that regard.”
2019-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8695 (2019) · source
“Under no circumstances will Iran compromise on its security. Iran does not possess nuclear weapons and committed in the JCPOA to never seek, develop or acquire them. Accordingly, Iran's missiles are not designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, and therefore are outside the purview of resolution 2231 (2015). The term "designed to be capable" was deliberately chosen pursuant to cumbersome negotiations in order to exclude Iran's conventional missiles from the scrutiny of the resolution. That notion is well reflected in Iran's statement following the adoption of resolution 2231 (2015) (see S/PV.7488).”
2019-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8695 (2019) · source
“In the course of the nuclear negotiations, we resisted the temptation of some participants to include extraneous matters in the final document, and hence did not agree either to touch Iran's legitimate defensive capabilities or affect its role in the region, including in the fight against terrorism. Recent attempts to link those issues, including through the misinterpretation of annex B to resolution 2231 (2015), are completely unjust. Acquiring legitimate means of defence is an inherent right under international law. We are living in a volatile and insecure region. Furthermore, the sale of a large amount of heavy weaponry to our region has turned it into a powder keg. Those who ask Iran to limit its legitimate conventional capabilities are making lots of money from exports of deadly weaponry to the region.”
2019-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8695 (2019) · source
“The United States has to make a strategic decision. As an American proverb goes, you cannot have your cake and eat it too. Either the United States rejects diplomacy and continues with its horrible and outdated maximum pressure policy, while scolded by the Iranian people and branded at the international level as an untrustworthy partner, or it can act as a normal country and undo the sanctions. In that context, the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) by the United States will pave the way for a genuine dialogue to start within the framework of the nuclear deal. Since the conclusion of the JCPOA, a few countries have attempted to expand the involvement of the Security Council to issues beyond Iran's peaceful nuclear programme.”
2019-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8695 (2019) · source
“However, Iran cannot remain indifferent to the continuation of illegal sanctions and the lack of a compensatory response to those sanctions by other participants. Iran will take the necessary measures to secure its national interests, and our options are not limited. At the same time, any unnecessary and unwarranted measures against Iran will be met with decisive action, as has already been conveyed at the highest level to our JCPOA partners. The United States offer of unconditional talks with Iran is disingenuous, emanating from its habit to enter dialogue from a position of strength, and it is not based on an equal footing. The call for dialogue with Iran and the simultaneous insisting on the application of a maximum pressure policy against the Iranian people are mutually exclusive. Iran does not negotiate under the threat of a sword.”
2019-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8695 (2019) · source
“It is noteworthy that in 2018 the number of all IAEA safeguards inspections around the world stood at 2,195, while up to November this year Iran was subjected to more than 688 inspections, amounting to 1,376 person-day of inspections. Iran has always respected its commitments and responded to logic with logic and respect with respect. However, we cannot and will not accept bullying from any quarter. Our response to threats and intimidation is in kind. At the moment, best efforts in good faith are being made by Iran to sustain the JCPOA. As soon as the full implementation of the JCPOA by other participants is guaranteed, Iran will immediately reverse all its measures. If there is a will for the full implementation of the JCPOA by all concerned, there is a way.”
2019-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8695 (2019) · source
“Iran's steps are reversible, but the damages inflicted upon Iran and the Iranian people due to illegal sanctions are not reversible at all. How can the opportunities that have been lost, the economy that is affected and, above all, the precious lives that have perished, as well as the suffering of the Iranian people, especially children, the elderly and patients, be reversed? Iran has ceased implementing only some voluntary measures. They have not affected Iran's cooperation with the IAEA. They are also not inconsistent with our safeguards-related obligations. The Agency has repeatedly confirmed that Iran is subjected to the most robust verification system in existence anywhere in the world.”
2019-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8695 (2019) · source
“After exercising strategic patience for a year, in the face of apparent continued inaction by the European participants in the JCPOA, and after witnessing that the promises made to Iran were not honoured, Iran was left with no other option than to act and take the necessary measures to rectify the imbalance created in the JCPOA. In doing so Iran, which had already triggered and exhausted the J CPOA dispute-settlement mechanism, eventually applied the remedy manifestly recognized by the JCPOA and the Security Council. That decision was carefully crafted to save the JCPOA. Iran has ceased performing its commitments in part in accordance with paragraphs 26 and 36 of the JCPOA. To give room for diplomacy, a step-by-step approach with two-month intervals has been designed.”
2019-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8695 (2019) · source
“On 6 July and 24 September 2018, Iran was assured by JCPOA participants of compensation, especially in establishing effective financial channels, the export of oil, shipping and insurance, and protection from the extraterritorial effects of United States sanctions. None of those assurances have materialized to date. Iran has been, and continues to be, committed to the implementation of the JCPOA. That fact has been confirmed time and again by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), including after the reintroduction of unilateral sanctions by the United States. However, the unilateral implementation of the JCPOA is not sustainable. The deal needs more than one willing and able party to be fully implemented.”
2019-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8695 (2019) · source
“The Secretary- General is expected, consistent with his mandate under paragraph 7 of presidential note S/2016/44, to thoroughly report on United States sanctions and their inhumane impact. The United States has further illegally sanctioned nuclear measures authorized under resolution 2231 (2015), thereby preventing Iran and other States from implementing theircommitments. Moreover, activities of the procurement channel have been negatively affected. Despite all the hardships inflicted on the Iranian people as a result ofthe United States unlawful sanctions, Iran, at the request of other JCPOA participants and based on their assurances of compensation, waited for a year and continued to fully implement its commitments.”
2019-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8695 (2019) · source
“Nowadays, the importation of those special bandages for epidermolysis bullosa has become almost impossible, endangering the lives of innocent children like Ava. Now butterfly children are feeling the pain of the inhumane United States sanctions with their hearts and souls. Ava was relieved of pain forever when she passed away in June. Her story reflects only the tip of the iceberg, as children and adults with cancer and rare diseases are struggling in silence with death. Killing children and patients takes no courage. The United States maximum pressure policy and sanctions are tantamount to economic terrorism and are killing innocent people. Those who have been involved in designing, advocating and executing those sanctions must therefore be held accountable.”
2019-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8695 (2019) · source
“It is a shame that the United States bullying has resulted in the discontinuation of exports of certain medicines to Iran, causing a nightmare for some patients. For instance, a European company, under the pressure of United States sanctions, has stopped exporting special bandages for patients suffering from epidermolysis bullosa, a rare genetic condition resulting in easy blistering of the skin. A 2-year-old girl from the city of Ahvaz, Ava, an epidermolysis bullosa patient, is one of the "butterfly children" - so called because their skin is as fragile as a butterfly's. To avoid infection, butterfly children should be covered by special bandages. Not even those bandages stop the pain. However, the alternative is horrible, as it peels kids' soft skin at the time of removal.”
2019-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8695 (2019) · source
“Contrary to the claims of United States, its sanctions are neither short of war or better than or an alternative to war; they are actual war but by another means and name, pure and simple. The United States, by weaponizing food and medicine and with total disregard to the ruling of the International Court of Justice of 3 October 2018, has even extended its sanctions to other humanitarian goods. Officials of the United States have confirmed that the pain of sanctions for ordinary people is intentional and part of a political strategy. The United States Secretary of State has gone on record at least twice with his conditions for allowing food and medicine to flow to the Iranian people. By any measure, the United States sanctions are illegitimate, immoral, inhumane and cruel.”
2019-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8695 (2019) · source