Najafi’s letter came after White House Spokesman Josh Earnest on July 17 claimed that the US or Israeli military officials will boost their capabilities by receiving information on International Atomic Energy Agency's inspection regime throughout years that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will be implemented.
Najafi described Earnest's statements in line with the violation of commitments of the governments on not threatening or using force according to the UN charter.
At a time when JCPOA has been recently finalized in a successful manner, the letter reads, such remarks can seriously overshadow the fundamental principles needed for implementation of JCPOA which will kick off soon.
It went on to say that such statements threaten the IAEA’s role as stipulated in JCPOA because IAEA is bound to take the precautionary measures to maintain trade, technical and industrial secrets and other confidential information acquired in the course of transparency measures.
Iran and the IAEA announced the signing of the roadmap on the same day that the Islamic Republic and the 5+1 countries – Russia, China France, Britain, the US and Germany – successfully concluded their marathon talks in Vienna and finalized the JCPOA.
After signing the roadmap, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said it “sets out a clear sequence of activities over the coming months, including the provision by Iran of explanations regarding outstanding issues. It provides for technical expert meetings, technical measures and discussions, as well as a separate arrangement regarding the issue of Parchin site.”