WANA (Oct 02) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei on Thursday condemned the latest G7 statement on Iran’s nuclear issue, calling it “deceptive” and “a distortion of reality.”

 

Baghaei criticized the G7 members for welcoming the “illegal and baseless” move by the U.S. and three European countries to reimpose previously lifted UN Security Council sanctions against Iran.

 

He stressed that the step taken by abusing the JCPOA dispute resolution mechanism without any legal or logical justification constitutes a violation of international law. The G7’s endorsement, he said, does not alter the fundamentally unlawful nature of the action.

 

Referring to Israel’s military strike against Iran during diplomatic negotiations—carried out with U.S. coordination—followed by a direct U.S. attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Baghaei rejected as “outright falsehood” the G7’s claim that Washington and its European partners repeatedly offered good-faith diplomatic solutions to avoid escalation and reach a lasting negotiated outcome.

 

He stressed that the United States, through its “illegal and unilateral withdrawal” from the JCPOA in 2018 and continued violations of international law, bears primary responsibility for the current situation.

 

He further accused the three European states of failing to meet their JCPOA obligations by aligning with Washington and supporting Israeli and U.S. military aggression against Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities. Such conduct, Baghaei said, not only amounts to “major non-performance” of their commitments but also reflects bad faith in dismissing Iran’s diplomatic initiatives.

 

The spokesman also denounced the G7’s silence regarding Israel’s nuclear arsenal, describing their stance on non-proliferation as “hypocritical.” He concluded that the G7 lacks any moral authority to lecture others due to its “deceptive and irresponsible” approach toward international law, peace, and security.

 

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The foreign ministers of the G7 countries on Wednesday issued a statement calling on Iran to restore access for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to its nuclear facilities and to enter into direct negotiations with the United States.

 

According to reports, the statement alleged that Tehran has not complied with its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

 

On this basis, the G7 foreign ministers claimed they support the reimposition of United Nations Security Council sanctions against Iran and urged “all UN member states” to fully implement and observe these sanctions and other restrictions.

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