MOSCOW, June 16 -- The U.S. attempts to force Iran nuclear deal participants to renounce their obligations and to punish Tehran by illegitimate initiatives, including the arms embargo, have no prospects from the point of view of international law, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.
"We will use all the opportunities this international law provides to make sure that justice is served," Lavrov said during a news conference following talks with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif.
The Iran nuclear deal, or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was reached in 2017 between Iran and the P5+1, which is the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council -- the United States, Britain, Russia, France, China, plus Germany -- plus the European Union.
Tehran agreed to roll back parts of its nuclear weapons program in exchange for decreased economic sanctions.
In May 2018, the United States announced a unilateral withdrawal from the deal and the restoration of stringent sanctions against the Islamic republic.
In reaction to the U.S. withdrawal from the landmark deal, and in response to Europe's sluggishness in facilitating Iran's banking transactions and oil exports, Iran has been gradually moving away from its nuclear commitments since May 2019.
Lavrov said that Russia will do everything so that no one can destroy the agreements that are enshrined in the JCPOA.
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