Iran nuke chief slams European countries for triggering dispute mechanism

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi on Wednesday criticized Britain, France and Germany for their recent triggering of the dispute mechanism in Iran nuclear deal.

The move to trigger the mechanism has been the result of the U.S. pressures and demands, Salehi was quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency.

"It proved Europe's inability and imprudence in the face of the U.S. demands," he said.

Last week, the three European countries announced they had taken a step to trigger the dispute mechanism with Iran in response to Tehran's back-off from the nuclear commitments over the past months.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday that the Islamic republic would leave the Non-Proliferation Treaty "in case the Europeans try to take another measure."