Prez Trump withdraws US from Iran nuclear deal; warns other countries against any cooperation with Tehran

Washington, May 9: President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Iran of supporting terror and announced the withdrawal of United States the 2015 landmark nuclear deal.

Notably, fulfilling his longtime campaign promise President Trump announced the withdrawal of United States the 2015 landmark nuclear deal Iran accusing the country of supporting terrorism. After the announcement, President Trump signed a fresh set of sanctions against Iran and warned countries against any cooperation with Tehran on its controversial nuclear weapons programme.

During the televised interview, President Trump said, “Today, I want to update the world on our efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon,” adding that the Iranian regime is the leading state sponsor of terror. It exports dangerous missiles, fuels conflicts across the Middle East, and supports terrorist proxies and militias such as Hezbollah, Hamas, the Taliban, and al Qaeda.

President Trump said, "In just a short period of time, the world's leading state sponsor of terror will be on the cusp of acquiring the world's most dangerous weapons." "Therefore, I am announcing today that the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal," he added.

From the White House Diplomatic Room, President Trump said, "In theory, the so-called "Iran deal" was supposed to protect the United States and our allies from the lunacy of an Iranian nuclear bomb, a weapon that will only endanger the survival of the Iranian regime." "In fact, the deal allowed Iran to continue enriching uranium and, over time, reach the brink of a nuclear breakout," he added.

He further insisted America will not be held hostage by such a deal. The US President said America will not be held hostage to nuclear blackmail." "We will not allow American cities to be threatened with destruction and we will not allow a regime that chants 'death to America' to gain access to the most deadly weapons on Earth," he noted.

In response, Iran said that it is preparing to restart uranium enrichment, a key for making both nuclear energy and weapons. President Hassan Rouhani said that the US has announced that it doesn't respect its commitments.

Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted that France, Germany and the U.K. "regret" Mr. Trump's' decision, saying the "nuclear nonproliferation regime is at stake."

BACKGROUND:

The historic deal was an Obama- era accord which Trump has repeatedly criticised as disastrous. He alleged that the deal gave Iran millions in cash and did not prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons. The President warned any nation that helps Iran in its quest for nuclear weapons of sanctions by the United States.

The historic nuclear deal was reached in Vienna in July 2015 between Iran and the P5 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council) along with Germany and the European Union.