Iran blasts Trump for pulling out of Iran nuclear deal
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A day since President Trump announced he was pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, Iran's supreme leader has lashed out the U.S. President's decision.
European powers are also scrambling to try and salvage the 2015 agreement that is aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear program.
For more on this and other international news we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… what's the latest?
Well Semin… Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched a scathing verbal attack against Trump on Wednesday and said the U.S. could not be trusted.
"I said many times from the first day: don't trust America….…You heard last night that the president of America made some silly and superficial comments. He had maybe more than 10 lies in his comments…….This man will turn to dust and his body will become food for snakes and ants and the Islamic Republic will still be standing."
All the other signatories to the 2015 deal, especially Britain, France and Germany, have tried to dissuade Trump from pulling out from the pact.
But now that he has gone against them, European powers are trying to salvage the deal.
In a phone call to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed Europe's commitment to the agreement.
His sentiment was echoed by the Britain's Theresa May and Germany's Angela Merkel.
It was not immediately known how Rouhani responded to Macron's phone call, but he had said he would wait a few weeks to talk to other players involved the deal before deciding on whether to restart Tehran's uranium enrichment.
However, the supreme leader cast doubt on whether the agreement could be saved.
"Now it is being said that we can continue the nuclear deal with these three European countries. I don't trust these three countries……If you can't get a definite guarantee, and I don't believe it is possible to get a definite guarantee, then we are not able to continue in this fashion..."
President Trump has long been critical of the Iran deal and Israel has accused Iran of lying about its commitments under the agreement.
Although the other signatories acknowledge the deal has its shortfalls and needs to be expanded, they strongly believe it's curbing Tehran's nuclear program.
The UN nuclear watchdog also confirmed Wednesday that Iran is implementing its nuclear-related commitments.
A day since President Trump announced he was pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, Iran's supreme leader has lashed out the U.S. President's decision.
European powers are also scrambling to try and salvage the 2015 agreement that is aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear program.
For more on this and other international news we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… what's the latest?
Well Semin… Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched a scathing verbal attack against Trump on Wednesday and said the U.S. could not be trusted.
"I said many times from the first day: don't trust America….…You heard last night that the president of America made some silly and superficial comments. He had maybe more than 10 lies in his comments…….This man will turn to dust and his body will become food for snakes and ants and the Islamic Republic will still be standing."
All the other signatories to the 2015 deal, especially Britain, France and Germany, have tried to dissuade Trump from pulling out from the pact.
But now that he has gone against them, European powers are trying to salvage the deal.
In a phone call to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed Europe's commitment to the agreement.
His sentiment was echoed by the Britain's Theresa May and Germany's Angela Merkel.
It was not immediately known how Rouhani responded to Macron's phone call, but he had said he would wait a few weeks to talk to other players involved the deal before deciding on whether to restart Tehran's uranium enrichment.
However, the supreme leader cast doubt on whether the agreement could be saved.
"Now it is being said that we can continue the nuclear deal with these three European countries. I don't trust these three countries……If you can't get a definite guarantee, and I don't believe it is possible to get a definite guarantee, then we are not able to continue in this fashion..."
President Trump has long been critical of the Iran deal and Israel has accused Iran of lying about its commitments under the agreement.
Although the other signatories acknowledge the deal has its shortfalls and needs to be expanded, they strongly believe it's curbing Tehran's nuclear program.
The UN nuclear watchdog also confirmed Wednesday that Iran is implementing its nuclear-related commitments.