TEHRAN, Iran — Iran warns the world on Monday to prepare for the possible withdrawal of the United States from the landmark nuclear deal agreed on in 2015.
“The international community must be prepared for the US possibly pulling out of the JCPOA,” says deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, using the technical name for the nuclear deal.
Iran signed the accord in 2015 with six world powers, agreeing to curb its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of many international sanctions.
US President Donald Trump openly despises the deal — a central foreign policy achievement of his predecessor Barack Obama — but has so far continued to waive the nuclear-related sanctions at regular intervals as required to stay in compliance.
The next deadline for Trump to waive sanctions falls on Friday.
A withdrawal by the US will lead to an “appropriate and heavy response,” adds foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi.
“The US administration will definitely regret it,” he says on state television.
— AFP
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