On Sunday, Iranian lawmakers measured how they responded to reimposed UN sanctions on the nuclear program, which came into effect in the middle of the night on Sunday.
Sanctions will again freeze Iran’s assets overseas, with the halt weapons dealing with Tehran and punishing the development of Iran’s ballistic missile programme.
It comes through a mechanism known as the “snapback” that is included in Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with the world power, and it is at a time when Iran’s economy is already upset.
Iran’s rial currency is currently at record low, increasing pressure on food prices and making daily life even more challenging. Prices for essential Iranian household items, including meat, rice and other dinner table staples, are all rising.
Meanwhile, people are worried that new battles could erupt between Iran, Israel and potentially the United States as nuclear attacks during the 12-day war in June.
Speaking to a young journalist club on television in Iran’s state, MP Ismail Kouzli said the assembly would discuss withdrawal from the nuclear treaty.
“Congress will discuss this issue and decide on it,” he said.
Asked by the club whether withdrawal from the Iranian treaty means moving towards building a bomb, Kousari said: “No, that doesn’t mean that. This issue will be reviewed separately later and can have it on the agenda if necessary.”
Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Karibahu issued his own warning to those honouring UN sanctions when Parliament was convened on Sunday.
He also assured three countries, Europe, who are responsible for respring sanctions in Britain, France, Germany and the UK, that Iran will retaliate for the move.
“If we want to take action against Iran based on these illegal resolutions, we announce that we will face serious reciprocal actions from Iran, and the three European countries, which are the initiators of this illegal activity, will also face our reaction,” Karibakh said.
France, Germany and the UK caused a snapback in Iran 30 days ago, further limiting the impasse on nuclear program surveillance and negotiations with Washington.
Three European countries said on Sunday that they “continuedly made every effort to avoid triggering snapbacks.” However, Iran “does not allow IAEA inspectors to regain access to Iran’s nuclear sites, nor has it produced and sent a report to the IAEA taking into account its abundant uranium stockpile.”
Iran also withdraws from surveillance by the International Atomic Energy Agency after Israel and Israel fought the country in June. This led US President Donald Trump to order serious air attacks on the country’s three major nuclear sites: Natantz, Isfahan and Fordau.
Trump set up ambitious atomic projects every year, claiming that seven B-2 stealth bombers each carrying two 30,000 pounds (14,000 kg) payloads of “bunkerbuster” bombs would “eliminate” Iran’s nuclear sites.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has downplayed Trump’s remarks and calls them “exaggerated.”
The country maintains a stockpile of uranium enriched with purity up to 60%. This is a short technical step starting from 90% weapon grade level. This is enough to make some atomic bombs if Tehran chooses to hurry towards weaponization.
Iran has long argued that the nuclear program is peace, but the West and Oiaea say that Tehran had an organized weapons program until 2003.
E3 also questioned the validity of Tehran’s claims, emphasizing that Iran will enrich uranium at a level that other peaceful programs do not.
Additional sources •AP