Abbas Araghchi has said the US’s 2018 unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal – known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – was a “clear violation of an internationally endorsed agreement”.
It also “dealt a profound blow to trust and the stability of multilateral obligations”, the Iranian foreign minister said.
“This decision not only disregarded multilateral commitments but also imposed unjustified economic and humanitarian consequences on the Iranian people,” he said.
“More troubling still was the recourse to military aggression against Iran last June, at a time when we were in the midst of negotiations. Such aggression stands in stark contradiction to [the] basic principles of the United Nations charter and international law.”
The US joined its ally Israel in attacks against Iran last June, striking three Iranian nuclear facilities.