China Hails Iran's Commitment to JCPOA

"China hails Iran's commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal, as verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)," Hua said.

The Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman urged the western countries to continue to honor their contractual obligations.

The IAEA is tasked with monitoring Iranian compliance with the landmark deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

The IAEA has verified Iran's continued compliance with JCPOA in its latest report, which has been sent to IAEA members and obtained by the media.

The IAEA report comes as the United States, a party to the deal, has been attempting to portray Iran as being in violation of the agreement.

It also came shortly after the US pressed the IAEA to request access to Iranian military sites for inspections, an attempt that was meant to undermine the deal. US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley flew to IAEA headquarters in Vienna last week to personally lobby with the nuclear agency.

That attempt fell flat as the IAEA report came out, and the IAEA officials said that the agency was not going to request access to Iranian military sites.

"We’re not going to visit a military site... just to send a political signal,” said one IAEA official.

The administration of US President Donald Trump is the only party to the deal that has been attempting to undermine it. Other parties, the UK, France, China, Germany, and Russia, all continue to strongly support it.