The Iranian government said it would back off part of its commitments from a 2015 nuclear agreement
The Iranian government said Wednesday it would back off part of its commitments from a 2015 nuclear agreement and threatened to reduce its compliance even further if the deal's other signatories do not take steps to help ease the burden of U.S. sanctions.
The move, while not a violation of the deal, tests its boundaries in the wake of a new U.S. policy that ends the practice of issuing waivers that allowed some nations to purchase Iranian oil without punishment under American sanctions. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled a meeting with in Germany with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday, instead taking an unscheduled trip to Iraq amid the discord.
“We felt that the nuclear deal needs a surgery and the painkiller pills of the last year have been ineffective. This surgery is for saving the deal, not destroying it,” Rouhani said,to the Associated Press, adding also that “If the five countries join negotiations and help Iran to reach its benefits in the field of oil and banking, Iran will return to its commitments according to the nuclear deal.
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