Boroujerdi's remarks came in reaction to a recent move by the US House of Representatives in voting in favor of measures that prevent the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) from clearing licenses to allow aircraft sales to Iran while also prohibit the use of funds to authorize the required financial transactions.
"The sale of aircraft to Iran has been included in the text and appendixes of the nuclear deal, therefore the US House’s measure clearly violates the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)," Boroujerdi said.
The senior lawmaker said that it may be true that the move is still in its initial stage and requires the approval of US Senate to be finalized, but the measure is wrong from the very first step and needs to be corrected.
Boroujerdi maintained that other signatories to the deal as well as the UN Security Council must protest against the US move.
“Iran has always relied on its own to solve sanction-related issues and is not waiting for the US decision, but this issue is our right and there is a legal act for it, therefore the US violation must be responded to with seriousness,” he said.
“I hope the committee observing the implementation of the JCPOA will take an appropriate decision about this issue,” Boroujerdi added.
US Republican Representative Peter Roskam said the measure would remain in place until "Iran ends its support to Syrian President Bashar Assad".
In relevant remarks in late August, Foreign Ministry Spokesman categorically dismissed the anti-Iran remarks made by his US counterpart Heather Nauert and advised Washington to play a more realistic role on the nuclear deal signed between Tehran and the six world powers.
"We are not surprised by the repetitive and unrealistic remarks made by this American official (Nauert), and are aware of the intentions and goals behind repeating such baseless and groundless claims and accusations raised by various US officials against the Islamic Republic of Iran," Qassemi said."
"We advise the American side to be realistic about Iran’s unique role in the fight against terrorism in the Middle East," Qassemi added.
He further referred to Nauert’s claims about Iran’s violation of the nuclear deal, and said, "It is not difficult to prove the Islamic Republic’s compliance with the spirit and text of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which has been repeatedly confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other parties to the deal."
Nauert had said Washington was reviewing its policy toward Iran and that it believes the nuclear deal didn't put an end to what she called as Tehran's other "destabilizing activities" in the region.
