伊朗核协议周日开始实施

October 18th has been dubbed Adoption Day – the day when both sides begin taking steps to carry out the provisions of the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Secretary of State John Kerry says a finalized deal could have ramifications for years to come.

“The Middle East remains a deeply troubled place, but every problem in the region would be made much worse if countries were to move towards nuclear weapons,” said Kerry in a speech at Indiana University this week.

Ahead of Adoption Day, Iran muddied the waters by test-firing a medium range missile that may be capable of delivering a nuclear weapon.

While Iran’s ballistic missile test does not violate the “letter” of the JCPOA, it does violate the “spirit” of the agreement, said Ilan Berman, Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council.

“The (U.S.) administration, I think, made a tremendous strategic error in agreeing with the Iranians to take ballistic missiles out of the scope of the work of the JCPOA, and it is an effort that I think we are paying for now,” he said.

美国国务卿克里这个星期表示，上述协议的达成以及纳入实施将在未来很长年里都具有影响力。

他说：“中东地区目前仍然是一个问题重重的区域，但是假如各国都朝着研发核武器的方向发展的话，那么这一区域的所有问题都会变得更为不堪。”

不过，就在上述协议即将纳入实施之前的一天，伊朗方面进行中程导弹试射的行为，无疑让局面变得不那么简单。上述中程导弹可以用来发射核武器。

美国外交政策理事会的伯尔曼在接受美国之音采访时说，尽管伊朗测试导弹的行为并没有从文字上违犯今年七月间达成的核协议，但是从精神上违犯了各方达成的协议。

他说：“美国政府在同伊朗方面进行协商的时候，同意将弹道导弹方面的事宜排除在‘协议’之外，我认为，这是一个非常严重的、战略性的错误；我们现在已经在为这一错误‘买单’了。”