Iran Announces Formal End of UN Resolution 2231

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, announced on Monday that the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 have officially expired, marking the end of the framework that endorsed the 2015 nuclear agreement.

Speaking at his weekly press briefing, Baghaei said Iran had notified the United Nations that “with the end of Resolution 2231 on October 18, its provisions have officially terminated,” The Caspian Post reports citing Iranian media.

Iran’s nuclear rights, he said, remain valid, including the right to enrich uranium and pursue nuclear research and development.

“The rights gained under this resolution, such as enrichment and the expansion of peaceful nuclear activities, continue to stand,” Baghaei added, describing the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as “a temporary and conditional understanding.”

Baghaei also accused the United States of violating international law by withdrawing from the deal in 2018 and criticized European governments for following Washington’s lead and failing to meet their own obligations.

His comments came as Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi formally informed the UN that Iran will no longer implement any of its remaining nuclear-deal commitments.

In a letter to the secretary-general and the president of the Security Council on Saturday, Araghchi said Resolution 2231 had expired “in full accordance with its explicit provisions” and that all restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program had lapsed, ending the Council’s oversight of Tehran’s activities.

"Iran had implemented the JCPOA in good faith and with full precision, while the United States had grossly violated international law by reimposing unilateral sanctions," Araghchi said.