Iran says Europeans yielded to Trump's 'bullying' on nuclear issue

The Iran said on Thursday, 16 European countries have succumbed to the bullying of the "school bully" Donald Trump to acionarem one mechanism that opens the way for the reactivation of the sanctions the United Nations to the Iranian regime. The American president has pressured the United Kingdom , France and Germany to abandon the nuclear agreement signed with Iran during Barack Obama's government in 2015, in exchange for a new pact, which he would lead.

The minister of the Iranian Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif , shared on Twitter a newspaper News The Washington Post that says Trump threatened Europeans with rates of 25% if they do not denounce violations of the agreement by Iran.

“E3 (group of three countries) sold the remains of #JCPOA (acronym of the agreement) to avoid new Trump tariffs. It won't work, my friends. You just whet his appetite. Remember the bullying of the school bully? ”, Provoked the chancellor. “If you want to sell your integrity, go ahead. But do not pretend to have moral and legal superiority. You do not have."

On Wednesday 15, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson  said it was time for a "Trump deal" to replace the current pact. France said that comprehensive talks are needed.

Uranium Enrichment

Since Trump pulled the United States out of the deal in 2018, saying it wants a stricter pact, Iran has slowed compliance with its terms, which imposed stopping the country's nuclear activities in exchange for easing economic sanctions. This month, the country said it has rejected all limits to uranium enrichment.

Also on Thursday, Iranian President Hassan Rohani said the Islamic Republic now enriches even more uranium than before the agreement.

"Our daily enrichment is greater today than before the pact was signed," said Rouhani. He did not offer details on the amount of enriched uranium.

The Iranian president has also accused all JCPOA signatories - China , Russia , Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union - of departing from the pact, saying Iran has only acted accordingly.

Europeans have long opposed Trump's decision to break the nuclear pact. The dispute mechanism starts a diplomatic process that could end up causing UN sanctions on Iran to be reactivated, although Europeans say that is not their goal.