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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Iran’s supreme leader urges Europe to do more to back nuclear deal
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran’s supreme leader says Europe should do more to back the nuclear deal after US President Donald Trump refused to re-certify the pact.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says in comments posted on his official website Wednesday that “European governments have underlined the nuclear deal’s issue and condemned the US president’s remarks. We welcome this approach but it’s not enough that they only tell him not to tear up the deal.”
Khamenei also says of Trump: “I will not spend time to respond to the nonsensical comments by the foul-mouthed president.”
He also warns that if the US tears up the deal, “we will shred it into pieces.”
The 2015 deal curbed Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for lifting international sanctions on Iran. This allowed European companies to start signing deals with Iran.
— AP
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