"Multiple senior Iranian officials have vowed in recent weeks to violate the recently inked nuclear accord that aims to constrain the Islamic Republic's contested nuclear enrichment program, according to multiple comments by top Iranian leaders.
Iranian leaders, including President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, have said that the country has 'no intention' of abiding by a United Nations Security Council Resolution that encompasses the deal and other restrictions on Tehran's rogue activities, according to these comments.
These officials said that Iran views the recent Iranian nuclear deal secured in Vienna as separate from the resolution endorsing the deal and further prohibiting Iran from developing advanced ballistic missiles and purchasing other types of arms, according to the Middle East Media Research Institute, or MEMRI, which issued a report compiling recent statements by Iran.
The agreement, which was made earlier this year, is a non-binding set of resolutions focused on Iran's nuclear program. The deal was transferred to the United Nations and officially endorsed as UNSRC 2231...
[Deputy Foreign Minister and senior negotiator Abbas] Araghchi said Iran would violate the U.N. resolution formalizing the deal.When asked in a recent interview whether Iran can violate that agreement, Araqchi responded, 'Yes we can; just as we refrained from complying with UN Security Council resolutions, we can do so with regards to 2231.'...
'The Iranian Foreign Ministry statement explicitly noted that Iran does not attach legitimacy to any restriction and any threat,' Araqchi said. 'If UNSCR 2231 will be violated by Iran, it will be a violation of the Security Council resolution and not of the JCPOA, similar to what happened 10 years ago when we violated Security Council resolutions and nothing happened.'... Rouhani has issued similar statements about Iran's intentions to disregard the U.N. resolution formalizing the deal. Rouhani took particular exception to restrictions on Iran's missile program...
Zarif has also claimed that Iran can violate U.N. measures without repercussions. 'There is a difference between the JCPOA and UNSCR 2231. Violating the JCPOA has consequences, while violating UNSCR 2231 has no consequences,' he was quoted as saying last month..."