In this Sept 17, 2019 photo, Iranian national flags fly near a major highway through Tehran, Iran. (PHOTO / BLOOMBERG)
TEHRAN – A total of 200 Iranian lawmakers issued a statement on Tuesday rejecting a limited lifting of the sanctions imposed on Iran, semi-official news agency Tasnim reported.
"If the sanctions are not fully lifted, (it will be as if) no sanctions have been lifted," said the 200 out of the 290-member parliament in the statement.
Iran expects the United States to lift sanctions reimposed on the country under former President Donald Trump as a means to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement
Iran expects the United States to lift sanctions reimposed on the country under former President Donald Trump as a means to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement, commonly known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), but talks being held in Vienna since May 6 have not yielded clear results yet.
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In their statement, the 200 lawmakers reiterated the Iranian government's "definite policy" as stated in February by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which was the "real termination of all sanctions and its conscientious verification" before Iran returns to a full commitment to the JCPOA.
They warned that Iran will not accept any classification of sanctions that would retain part of the "economic pressure against the people of Iran."
According to the statement, the United States and the European countries do not have a serious will yet to lift all sanctions, and seek to impose an agreement on Iran that would further restrict the country's nuclear activities.
In response to Washington's withdrawal from the nuclear deal in 2018 and the re-imposition of sanctions, Iran has invoked clauses in the agreement to suspend implementation of parts of its obligations.
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The JCPOA Joint Commission started meetings in the Austrian capital on April 6, aiming at getting the United States to return to the deal and Iran to resume full compliance with it.