{"id":93307,"date":"2021-03-04T06:56:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T11:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/?p=93307"},"modified":"2021-03-04T06:56:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T11:56:13","slug":"france-announces-anti-iran-resolution-over-blocked-nuclear-inspections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/en\/2021\/03\/04\/france-announces-anti-iran-resolution-over-blocked-nuclear-inspections\/","title":{"rendered":"France announces anti-Iran resolution over blocked nuclear inspections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"t-content__chapo\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-93308 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Arak-Nuclear-Plant-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Arak-Nuclear-Plant-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Arak-Nuclear-Plant-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Arak-Nuclear-Plant.jpg 600w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Arak-Nuclear-Plant-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Arak-Nuclear-Plant-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Arak-Nuclear-Plant-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>RFI \u2014 France and its two European partners in the Iran nuclear negotiations, Germany and the UK, say they will protest to the UN atomic energy agency in the wake of Tehran&#8217;s decision to limit access to the agency&#8217;s inspectors.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>France will lodge a complaint with\u00a0the International Atomic Energy Agency (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaea.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IAEA<\/a>) in the near future, Foreign Minister\u00a0Jean-Yves Le Drian told a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The minister indicated that the three European partners to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/cmsdata\/122460\/full-text-of-the-iran-nuclear-deal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JCPoA<\/a>), France, Germany and the UK, will present a resolution\u00a0condemning Iran&#8217;s decision to limit access to IAEA inspectors as of 21 February.<\/p>\n<p>Separately,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elysee.fr\/emmanuel-macron\/2021\/03\/02\/entretien-avec-le-president-de-la-republique-islamique-diran-m-hassan-rohani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a telephone call<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday, French President\u00a0Emmanuel Macron asked his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, for &#8220;clear gestures&#8221; and an immediate return to the terms of the nuclear supervision deal agreed in 2015 with Western powers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"em-WBMZ23057-RFI-EN-20210303\" class=\"m-em-flash\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=madeyang&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1366865926516330497&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rfi.fr%2Fen%2Finternational%2F20210303-france-announces-anti-iran-resolution-over-blocked-nuclear-inspections-germany-uk-iaea&amp;siteScreenName=RFI_En&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=e1ffbdb%3A1614796141937&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1366865926516330497\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Macron expressed his deep concern at the decisions taken by Iran in violation of the 2015 Vienna Agreement and recalled &#8220;the efforts made by France, with its partners, in recent years, to allow a negotiated solution&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has flatly rejected French avances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The JCPoA cannot be renegotiated in any way and the only way to maintain and revive it is the lifting of US sanctions imposed against Iran,&#8221; Rouhani\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.mehrnews.com\/news\/170613\/Lifting-US-sanctions-only-way-to-revive-JCPOA-Pres-Rouhani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was quoted b<\/a>y the state sponsored Mehr news agency in response to Macron.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"em-WBMZ23055-RFI-EN-20210303\" class=\"m-em-flash\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=madeyang&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1361764117904838656&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rfi.fr%2Fen%2Finternational%2F20210303-france-announces-anti-iran-resolution-over-blocked-nuclear-inspections-germany-uk-iaea&amp;siteScreenName=RFI_En&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=e1ffbdb%3A1614796141937&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1361764117904838656\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rouhani also refused to take any responsability for recent steps away from the JCPoA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe gradual reduction of JCPoA obligations by Iran is the result of the withdrawal of the United States from JCPoA on 8 May 2018,&#8221; the Iranian leader said, pointing to what he called the &#8220;inability of three European countries (including France, UK and Germany) to fulfill their obligations under JCPoA, which can be reversed immediately after the fulfillment of obligations by other parties involved in the nuclear talks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iran has always\u00a0denied any intent to weaponise its nuclear programme.<\/p>\n<p>Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, referring to a fatwa against nuclear weapons, says\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.khamenei.ir\/Opinions\/tnuclear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on his website\u00a0<\/a>that Iran does \u201cnot need a nuclear weapon either in the present time or in the future. A nuclear weapon is a source of trouble for a country like ours\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Serious consequences&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But the US, along with Britain, France and Germany (the &#8220;E3&#8221;) have always remained sceptical.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last\u00a0Monday, the E3 issued\u00a0a draft resolution, backed by the United States, voicing &#8220;serious concern&#8221; at Iran&#8217;s reduced cooperation and urging the authorities in Tehran to reverse their steps.<\/p>\n<p>Russia and Iran have warned of serious consequences if that resolution passes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-image\">\n<figure class=\"m-figure m-figure--original\">\n<div class=\"m-figure__img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-figure__img\" src=\"https:\/\/s.rfi.fr\/media\/display\/5ecbbc90-33ef-11eb-9d4b-005056a964fe\/AP091130046203.webp\" alt=\"In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), the reactor building of Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is seen, just outside the port city of Bushehr 1245 kilometers south of the capital Tehran.\" data-image-dataset=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/s.rfi.fr\\\/media\\\/display\\\/5ecbbc90-33ef-11eb-9d4b-005056a964fe\\\/&quot;,&quot;filename&quot;:&quot;AP091130046203.jpg&quot;,&quot;ratio&quot;:null,&quot;displayFormat&quot;:&quot;original&quot;}\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"m-figure__caption\"><span class=\"m-figure__caption__legend\">In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), the reactor building of Iran&#8217;s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is seen, just outside the port city of Bushehr 1245 kilometers south of the capital Tehran.<\/span> <span class=\"m-figure__caption__credits\">ASSOCIATED PRESS &#8211; Mehdi Ghasemi<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I have to give this warning, that actions against our expectations will have adverse effects on diplomatic processes, and can quickly close the windows of opportunity,&#8221; Iran&#8217;s government spokesman Ali Rabiei told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Iran expects &#8220;all parties to act rationally and prudently,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We are still committed to diplomacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RFI \u2014 France and its two European partners in the Iran nuclear negotiations, Germany and the UK, say they will protest to the UN atomic energy agency in the wake of Tehran&#8217;s decision to limit access to the agency&#8217;s inspectors. 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