Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal has ended as a UN-backed resolution – that endorsed the deal – expired Saturday. With this, Tehran now regains the nuclear freedoms, as Western powers warn of increased regional and global risks.
Iran’s landmark 2015 nuclear deal has officially come to an end, coinciding with the end of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 on Saturday. The UN resolution had officially endorsed the nuclear deal.
Speaking about the collapse of the nuclear deal, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said, “With the end of Resolution 2231 on October 18, its provisions have officially terminated,” with Tehran describing it as the final collapse of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Baghaei told reporters at a weekly briefing that Iran had informed the UN about the expiry of the resolution, adding that the country’s nuclear rights, including uranium enrichment and research, “remain valid”.
He described the JCPOA as “a temporary and conditional understanding”, and accused the United States of violating international law by withdrawing from the agreement in 2018.
