TEHRAN - Iran's Foreign Ministry has condemned a joint statement by the UK, France, and Germany concerning Iran's nuclear program, dismissing their allegations as "bogus and invalid."

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran condemns the joint statement of the three European countries—Germany, the United Kingdom, and France—regarding Iran's nuclear program as baseless, invalid, and containing false claims,” said the ministry in a Sunday statement. 

The joint statement by the E3 accuses Iran of escalating its nuclear program and taking steps to “hollow out” the JCPOA, a 2015 deal on the West Asian country’s nuclear activities scrapped by Washington in 2018 and shunned by its European signatories in the following years. 

“The bitter irony of the situation is that the countries with a political and non-constructive approach, who themselves are responsible for and the architects of the current situation regarding the JCPOA, accuse Iran of emptying the JCPOA of its content,” the foreign ministry said, adding that Iran has proven the peaceful nature of its nuclear program countless times. 

“The Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to continuing constructive interaction and technical cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) within the framework of its rights and obligations. It has implemented and will continue to implement its peaceful nuclear projects and plans in accordance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement,” it added. 

Iran’s foreign ministry also advised the E3 to demonstrate seriousness and adopt a pragmatic approach, if it really wants to revive the JCPOA. “As it has been repeatedly stated, Iran's nuclear program has always been entirely peaceful, and nuclear weapons have no place in Iran's military and defense doctrine. The incorrect speculations of the Westerners in this regard, like their other errors, will lead nowhere.”