In a post on his X account on Wednesday, Iran’s lead negotiator in the talks on the revival of the JCPOA, Ali Baqeri, said the restrictions on Iran’s missile program have ended as of October 18, 2023.
The JCPOA is an agreement reached in 2015 between Iran, the UK, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the US (the P5+1), to limit the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. It was endorsed by the UN Security Council Resolution 2231.
Eight years after the adoption of the JCPOA (October 18, 2023, aka Transition Day) all remaining nuclear-related sanctions against Iran will expire. That includes restrictions on ballistic missile technologies, the proliferation of sensitive technologies and the designation of various people and entities related to Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Baqeri said in his post that all “unfair restrictions” on Iran’s activities related to the ballistic missiles have terminated and the country is not anymore subject to the limitations in accordance with the UNSCR 2231.
He also noted that any move to maintain the restrictive measures against Iran or impose new sanctions will amounts to a clear violation of the text and spirit of the UNSCR 2231.