Multiple US-based media outlets say that sources familiar with the decision have confirmed that US President Donald Trump is following through on his campaign promise and withdrawing the US from the nuclear accord with Iran.
The reports come an hour before Trump is expected to make the announcement.
It isn’t immediately clear which sanctions lifted under the deal that Trump plans to immediately re-impose, but it will take some six months to reinstate many of them.
Trump still has several options. A more limited move could leave Trump more room to potentially stay in the deal if other members agree to toughen it.
The US president has long criticized the 2015 agreement, which lifted most US and international sanctions against the country. In return, Iran agreed to restrictions on its nuclear program making it impossible to produce a bomb, along with rigorous inspections.
— AP contributed to this report
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