Iran warns US will regret leaving nuclear pact [View all]
Source: Politico-Europe
A bellicose speech from the Iranian president coincides with the British foreign secretary’s plans to meet Pence, Bolton for Iran talks.
By PAUL DALLISON AND SARAH WHEATON 5/6/18, 10:42 AM CET
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Sunday that the United States would regret a decision to leave the nuclear pact.
“If America leaves the nuclear accord, this will entail historic remorse for it,” Rouhani said in a televised speech, according to Reuters. He added that Iran has a plan to “resist any decision” by U.S. President Donald Trump on the deal, which offers Iran sanctions relief in exchange for halting its nuclear weapons program.
Rouhani’s comments coincide with the U.K.’s stepped-up efforts to persuade Trump to stay in the accord. On Saturday, Trump reiterated his determination to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon in a call with U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, a backer of the agreement, the White House said.
Meanwhile, U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is traveling to Washington on Sunday for two days of talks with top Trump officials, in a last-ditch offensive to save the accord.
Read more: https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-warns-us-will-regret-leaving-nuclear-pact/
= new reply since forum marked as read
