UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on September 19, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jewel Samad)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “very much hopes” the nuclear deal with Iran can be salvaged, a spokesman said Friday, as President Donald Trump was set to decertify the 2015 agreement.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Guterres considers the deal to be a “very important breakthrough to consolidate nuclear non-proliferation and advance global peace and security.”
“The secretary-general very much hopes that it will remain in place,” Dujarric added.
President Donald Trump speaks on Iran policy from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was signed by Iran and six powers — Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States — under the previous administration of Barack Obama.
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Trump’s move could open the door to renewing US sanctions on Iran, a measure that diplomats say would lead to the collapse of the deal.
UN inspectors have said that Iran is complying with the agreement including its restrictions on uranium enrichment.
Guterres has repeatedly praised the JCPOA as a major diplomatic achievement and called for the agreement to be fully implemented.
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The deal was enshrined in a Security Council resolution that was unanimously adopted in July 2015.
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