Iran is likely to take more "decisive" measures if the European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal fail to fulfill their obligations, says a political analyst, who believes it would be a "strategic" mistake if Europe decides to trigger sanctions snapback.
The steps taken so far by Iran toward reducing its compliance with the agreement are more "political" in nature than "technical", and have not crossed a European redline, Rahman Qahremanpour also told Mehr News Agency in a recent interview.
In response to US sanctions imposed after Washington withdrew from the agreement in May last year and Europe's failure to shield the Iranian economy from the unilateral penalties, Tehran has been surpassing the limits on its atomic activities step by step.
It has exceeded the deal's limits on nuclear enrichment purity and stockpiles of enriched uranium as well as research and development, including on the advancement of centrifuges used to enrich uranium. It has promised more cuts in its commitments unless Europe acts, but says its measures are "reversible".
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