Iran's foreign minister calls on the EU to support the historic nuclear deal.

According to Iran's Press TV, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stated that the European Union (EU) needs to provide more active support and take practical measures in implementing the historic nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group (comprising the UK, China, France, Russia, the US, and Germany) in 2015.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 10, Foreign Minister Zarif added that he had held "very detailed" discussions with EU High Representative for Security and Foreign Policy Federica Mogherini and had been informed of the EU's efforts to fully implement the nuclear agreement, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Iran's foreign minister affirmed that Tehran welcomes European support for the full implementation of the JCPOA.

He also stated that Tehran had complied with its commitments under the nuclear agreement, but the Washington administration had failed to fulfill its obligations, emphasizing: "European countries need to address this situation."
According to Press TV, regarding the situation in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Zarif criticized actions that could trigger further crises in the Middle East, leading to more "disasters and misfortunes."

Commenting on his Twitter account, the Iranian Foreign Minister said Lebanon is the latest in a series of countries in the region, following Qatar and Yemen, to face crises.

Zarif's comments come amid rising tensions between Tehran and Riyadh after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman accused Iran of supplying weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen, an act he described as "a direct military aggression" by Iran against the kingdom.

Iran's foreign minister has rejected the accusations made by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, calling them "false and dangerous."

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