Iran on Friday threatened US of isolation on President Trump's announcement of terminating the nuclear deal, saying, the accord could not be revoked by one country and has vowed to strengthen the country's defences in the wake of fresh sanctions.
Address that was aired on state television,President Hassan Rouhani stressed that the deal cannot be amended and no new clauses can be added to it and stressed that Iran remain committed to all international accords and would continue to fight against terrorism prevailing in the region.
Insisting that its ballistic missile programme will expand despite pressure from the United States,President Rouhanisaid, "Tehran will remain committed to the accord, but only while Iranian national interests are preserved."
Rouhani said Iran will never hesitate to give a “proper answer” if its interests are violated, Rouhani warned.
Rouhani said the US President’s speech was full of "baseless accusations" against Iran.“The Iranian nation has not and will never bow to any foreign pressure... Iran and the deal are stronger than ever,” Rouhani said in a televised address from Tehran.
The Iranian president dismissed America’s anti-nuclear rhetoric, saying the US is the only country to have ever used an atomic bomb.
He also decried the newly announced US sanctions against the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, which the US branded a terrorist organization.
No matter the restrictions, “Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps will continue its fight against regional terrorists," Rouhani said. Trump has accused Iran of destabilising activities in the region and called for tougher sanctions against its elite military wing, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The US president also called on allies to help impose sanctions that would target Tehran's ballistic missile programme.
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