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Russia today said it stood by the Iran nuclear deal and denounced US pressure that led to Tehran to suspend some of its commitments under the agreement.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin remained committed to the agreement and that there were no alternatives at the moment to the deal.
China calls on all parties to uphold Iranian nuclear pact
China has called on all parties to uphold the Iranian nuclear pact after Tehran said it would end curbs on its uranium enrichment stockpile unless other powers helped it bypass renewed US sanctions.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang at a regular press briefing today said maintaining and implementing the comprehensive agreement is the shared responsibility of all parties.
Tehran has warned that if the five other parties to the agreement — China, Britain, France, Germany and Russia — failed to deliver on their commitments within 60 days to help Iran benefit from the deal despite the US sanctions, it would suspend other key limits set by the deal.
Iran’s announcement that it would stop respecting limits on its nuclear activities is in response to sweeping unilateral sanctions reimposed by Washington.
Iran announces partial withdrawal from 2015 Nuclear deal
Iran has pulled out of some commitments under the 2015 international nuclear deal, a year after it was abandoned by the US. Iranian state media says, the country will stop curbing its stocks of enriched uranium and the heavy water needed by certain types of reactor to ensure that nuclear fission can take place.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said the measure was necessary to secure its rights and bring back balance. It added that the remaining parties to the deal are given 60 days to implement their commitments, in particular in the fields of banking and oil.
The Council was referring to the commitment made by Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia to lift sanctions on Iran in return for it curbing its nuclear activities. Meanwhile, China has called on all parties to uphold the Iranian nuclear pact.