Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry has announced that United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 which endorsed the 2015 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), will officially expire on October 18, 2025, ending all related restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program.
In a detailed statement, Tehran ministry of foreign affairs declared that with the resolution’s expiration, its nuclear program should no longer be on the UN Security Council’s agenda under the “Non-Proliferation” category. Iran insisted that it must be treated like any other non-nuclear-weapon state under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
The statement emphasized that Iran’s nuclear program has remained peaceful, with no International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report ever confirming a diversion toward weaponization. Iran accused the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany of pressuring the IAEA and violating their own obligations under the JCPOA, especially following the U.S. withdrawal in 2018.
Tehran condemned efforts by the three European countries to use the JCPOA’s Dispute Resolution Mechanism to reimpose prior UN sanctions, calling such moves “legally baseless” and “procedurally flawed.”
Iran also denounced military attacks on its nuclear facilities, which it attributed to Israel and the U.S., calling them “aggressive acts” and “a betrayal of diplomacy.” These, Iran claimed, disrupted its cooperation with the IAEA and hindered recent diplomatic efforts, including the Cairo Memorandum of Understanding.
The statement thanked China and Russia, permanent members of the Security Council, for opposing Western efforts to restore sanctions.
Reaffirming its commitment to diplomacy, Iran said it would continue to defend its right to peaceful nuclear technology, urging UN member states to reject attempts to revive past sanctions and recognize the JCPOA-related resolution as terminated.
