The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani spoke to reporters in Theran on Sunday about what it takes to act legally against violation of the July 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. All Iranian officials agree on the fact that a renewal of anti-Iran sanctions constitutes a violation of the nuclear agreement, and urge the US President to veto a bill recently passed by the US Congress to extend the sanctions. “We have the necessary legal capacities to counter breach of the JCPOA” Shamkhani further said, referring to the nuclear deal and specified “We will take necessary measures commensurated with what the other side does”. The bill passed by the Iranian Parliament is a 9-point directive issued by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and an SNSC approval gave those in charge a free hand to deal with the issue.
