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DonViejo

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Fri May 11, 2018, 08:58 AM May 2018

Thousands in Iran protest Trump's decision to withdraw from nuclear deal

Source: Associated Press



By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 05/11/2018 08:08 AM EDT

Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets in cities across the country to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the nuclear deal with world powers.

The protests Friday resembled other aggressive but orderly gatherings typical under President Hassan Rouhani, who has tried for a rapprochement with the West. But while slogans of “Death to America” were few, many Iranians are sincerely angry over Trump’s decision and are siding with hard-liners who long have warned to be suspicious of the West.

Trump pulled America out of the 2015 accord on Tuesday.

Iran said it may resume uranium enrichment in a higher rate in weeks if it finds nuclear deal will not work anymore after the U.S. pullout from the deal.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/11/iran-protest-trump-nuclear-deal-583353

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