Donald Trump Decertified Iran Nuclear Deal.
Trump has refused to certify Iran's compliance with a landmark 2015 deal curtailing Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief.
The US President Donald Trump had already recertified the deal twice since his inauguration in January, but his move on Friday means that Congress can now restore sanctions withdrawn under the 2015 agreement.
He opposed the agreement between Iran and world powers, including the US, from the outset - on Friday said that Iran was not living up to the spirit of the accord, despite the UN nuclear watchdog repeatedly confirming that the country was complying with its obligations.
Trump said during a speech from the White House, I keep saying this, the Iran deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the US has ever entered into..
He also said the US will impose tough sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
Trump's move does not immediately pull the US out of the deal, but pushes action to US Congress.
Legislators now have a non-binding 60-day period to debate the accord and decide whether to re-impose sanctions, which would put the deal at risk.
Under 2015's Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also signed by Britain, France, Germany, Russia and the European Union, Tehran agreed to restrict its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of most international sanctions that had crippled its economy.
But in the US, opponents of the deal passed legislation requiring the country's president to certify every 90 days that Iran is upholding its part of the agreement.
About Iran Deal.
Iranian officials say the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency is the only authority for verifying Iran's compliance.
Ahead of Trump's speech, Tehran said it would retaliate against any action targeting its armed forces.
"The Iranian government has been very clear that it will not tolerate any change to the nuclear agreement or targeting of its Revolutionary Guard," (Reuters).
US allies, UK and France, had also urged Washington to not jeopardise the deal, with analysts warning Trump's actions could affect his country's standing abroad.
Trump has refused to certify Iran's compliance with a landmark 2015 deal curtailing Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief.
The US President Donald Trump had already recertified the deal twice since his inauguration in January, but his move on Friday means that Congress can now restore sanctions withdrawn under the 2015 agreement.
He opposed the agreement between Iran and world powers, including the US, from the outset - on Friday said that Iran was not living up to the spirit of the accord, despite the UN nuclear watchdog repeatedly confirming that the country was complying with its obligations.
Trump said during a speech from the White House, I keep saying this, the Iran deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the US has ever entered into..
He also said the US will impose tough sanctions on Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
Trump's move does not immediately pull the US out of the deal, but pushes action to US Congress.
Legislators now have a non-binding 60-day period to debate the accord and decide whether to re-impose sanctions, which would put the deal at risk.
Under 2015's Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also signed by Britain, France, Germany, Russia and the European Union, Tehran agreed to restrict its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of most international sanctions that had crippled its economy.
But in the US, opponents of the deal passed legislation requiring the country's president to certify every 90 days that Iran is upholding its part of the agreement.
About Iran Deal.
Iranian officials say the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency is the only authority for verifying Iran's compliance.
Ahead of Trump's speech, Tehran said it would retaliate against any action targeting its armed forces.
"The Iranian government has been very clear that it will not tolerate any change to the nuclear agreement or targeting of its Revolutionary Guard," (Reuters).
US allies, UK and France, had also urged Washington to not jeopardise the deal, with analysts warning Trump's actions could affect his country's standing abroad.
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