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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday the European signatories of the Iranian nuclear deal should convince President Trump not to exit the controversial accord.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is either all or nothing,\u201d Mr. Zarif tweeted. \u201cEuropean leaders should encourage Trump not just to stay in the nuclear deal, but more important to begin implementing his part of the bargain in good faith.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr. Zarif is scheduled to deliver a speech Monday night at the Council on Foreign Relations, an American think tank in New York City. He is expected to address Tehran\u2019s vision of the deal\u2019s future, in addition to accusing key U.S. ally, Saudi Arabia, of destabilizing the Middle East.<\/p>\n
Officials in Tehran have announced they will \u201cshred\u201d the agreement if Washington withdraws and vowed to then resume their nuclear program \u201cat much greater speed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Formally known as the JCPOA, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the 2015 deal saw Iran agree with the U.S., France, Germany, Britain, Russia and China to stop its nuclear weapons development in exchange for the lifting of international economic sanctions.<\/p>\n
But Washington opposition has grown as doubts \u2014 especially among conservatives and Mr. Trump \u2014 have multiplied over Iran\u2019s trustworthiness and compliance.<\/p>\n
Mr. Trump has made revisiting the deal one of his top foreign policy priorities and attempted to leverage its quarterly reauthorization process as a negotiating chip.<\/p>\n
Under U.S. law, the president must reauthorize the deal every 120-180 days by signing a waiver. For months, Mr. Trump has threatened to dump the deal unless it is tightened up. During the last reauthorization waiver extension in January, he said it was a \u201clast chance\u201d to change the accord before Washington withdraws.<\/p>\n
European signatories now have a May 12 White House deadline to change the deal, or Mr. Trump will refuse to extend U.S. sanctions relief on Iran \u2014 effectively killing the contentious, landmark agreement.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron urged Mr. Trump to stick with it, warning that there is no \u201cplan B\u201d if the U.S. opts out.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Macron is correct in saying there is no \u201cplan B\u201d on JCPOA,\u201d Mr. Zarif added on his Tweet Monday.<\/p>\n
Mr. Macron is visiting Washington this week for three days of VIP events, including Mr. Trump\u2019s first state dinner on Tuesday with first lady Melania Trump, Brigitte Macron and Mr. Macron. The Iran issue will likely be discussed.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said China and Russia would block any attempts to \u201csabotage\u201d the deal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are attempts to interfere with the international order upon which the United Nations depends,\u201d Mr. Lavrov said, after talks with Chinese officials before a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a regional security bloc spearheaded by Moscow and Beijing.<\/p>\n
Praising the JCPOA as \u201cone of the biggest achievements in international diplomacy in recent times,\u201d Mr. Lavrov added that \u201crevising this document is unacceptable.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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