China reiterates support to uphold Iran nuclear deal

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China on Wednesday reiterated that all sides should continue maintaining and implementing the Iran nuclear deal.

The China's foreign minister's spokeswoman Hua Chunying at a daily news briefing said China had noted reports about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiling what he called evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program as well as the reaction sparked by the disclosure.

She emphasized the IAEA is the only international body with the right to supervise the agreement and make judgments about it, and China has noted that the agency has consecutively confirmed for 10 times that Iran is in compliance

All sides need to continue upholding the pact, she added.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech at the defence ministry in Tel Aviv on April 30, 2018. /VCG Photo

Netanyahu said in a televised address on Monday that he had new "proof" of an Iranian nuclear weapons plan that could be activated at any time, as the US considers whether to pull out of the atomic accord with Tehran while the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denounced Netanyahu's nuclear allegations against Iran as a "worthless show".

Netanyahu's disclosure came ahead of US President Donald Trump's looming May 12 deadline to decide whether to extend the waiver on nuclear-related sanctions against Iran.

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China, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, was one of the architects of the agreement, and has said many times it should continue to be upheld by all the signatories.

(With inputs from agencies)