During his weekly press briefing on Monday, Jaberi Ansari said the recently passedlegislation in Washington was part of the Zionist campaign to prevent and later to undermine the nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of world countries.
On Saturday, Washington passed a law affecting its Visa Waiver Program (VWP), which normally exempts nationals from 38 countries from having to obtain visas to visit the United States. As a result of the changes, the program no longer includes dual nationals from Iran, Iraq, Syriaand Sudanas well asanyone else who has traveled to those countries in the past five years.
The US has sought to reassure Iran that the lawwill not come in the way of the implementation of Americas commitments under thenuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with the Islamic Republic.
On Sunday, US Secretary of State John Kerry wrote a letter to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad JavadZarif, saying the visa changes will not in any way prevent us from meeting our JCPOA commitments.
Pointing to Kerry's letter,Jaberi Ansari said the US is obligated under aUN Security Council resolutionto carry out its commitments outlined inthe JCPOA, adding that Iran's criteria for adherence to the deal is the US' implementation of the agreement.
Asked whether Iran would remain committed tothe nuclear deal following the legislation, Jaberi Ansari said that anIranian committeecharged with overseeingthe implementation of the JCPOAwill make the necessary decisions regarding Tehrans commitmenttothe deal.
We will make all our efforts in order for both sides to honor their commitments and prevent the violation of decisions and obligations, he said.
The nuclear agreement was reached between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries the United States, Britain, France, China, and Russia plus Germany in the Austrian capital of Vienna on July 14.
By Press TV
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