Iran will not bow to "unlawful" demands of the West, which are aimed at depriving the country of its "inalienable" nuclear rights, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said.
"As long as we are a member of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), we should be able to enjoy our rights. Iran is not going to bow to their unlawful demands," Esmaeil Baghaei said.
He argued that since the U.S. withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018 and reinstated sanctions, France, Britain and Germany, collectively known as the E3, have not met their obligations and thus have no legal basis to trigger dispute mechanisms.
A senior diplomat said that the E3 are acting under U.S. instructions and that reintroducing sanctions violates the JCPOA and UNSC Resolution 2231.
According to Baghaei, the three European countries are simply acting upon Washington's instruction.
Earlier, the E3 announced they had notified the UN Security Council of their decision to trigger the "snapback" mechanism, thus preparing the ground for the re-imposition of previously lifted UN sanctions on Iran.
Under the snapback mechanism, sanctions are re-imposed after 30 days unless blocked by a UNSC resolution, which requires nine votes and no veto from permanent members.
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