London may abandon the nuclear deal with Iran.
Britain's new stance is a reprisal against the execution of the former Deputy Defence Minister with British-Iranian citizenship.
Sputnik - This Sunday (15), British media reported that the United Kingdom may stop supporting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iranian nuclear deal.
According to The Telegraph, citing high-ranking government sources, the UK's decision regarding the JCPOA is retaliation for the execution in Iran of former British-Iranian Deputy Defence Minister Alireza Akbari.
"During the time we dealt with this, the scenario and the proposal changed completely — largely because of the behavior of the Iranian regime," said the government source.
On Saturday (14), the Iranian press reported that Iranian authorities executed Akbari on charges of espionage for British intelligence. On the same day, the UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, announced the recall of the British ambassador to Iran for consultations and the application of sanctions. Although he mentioned that more measures would be applied, Cleverly did not mention actions related to the JCPOA.
The Iranian nuclear agreement was signed in 2015 by China, Germany, the European Union, France, the United Kingdom, and Iran. The JCPOA stipulated the lifting of sanctions against Tehran and commitments from Iranian authorities to ensure the reduction of the country's uranium reserves, among other measures.
Despite this, the US unilaterally withdrew from the agreement in 2018, triggering a new crisis. Since April 2021, the parties to the agreement have resumed negotiations that have dragged on ever since.
In late December, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani stated that the new text of the agreement was ready to be signed, but Washington's "procrastination" was preventing the agreement from being finalized.
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