Khamenei warns Iran will respond to ‘every wrong step’ taken by US regarding nuclear deal
Iran’s SupremeLeader Ali Khamenei responded Sunday to US President Donald Trump’s
claim about Tehran violating the nuclear deal’s “spirit.” According to
Khamenei, Iran will respond to “every wrong step by the United States
regarding the nuclear deal.”
Khamenei (L), Trump (R) Photo Credit: Reuters/Channel 2 News
Sunday, saying: “Iran will respond to every wrong step by the United
States regarding the nuclear deal.” Khamenei’s statement was a response
to US President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran is violating “the spirit” of the deal.
“The Iranian regime stands firm,” Khamenei stressed. “Every
wrong step by the aggressive regime [the US] regarding the nuclear deal
will be met with a response from the Islamic Republic.”
While Trump did not explicitly say last week that he plans to
cancel the deal that was signed by his predecessor, he repeated his
claim that it is “one of the worst deals” he has ever seen.
Nevertheless, US officials stated that Washington will announce the
continuation of sanctions relief for Iran in accordance with the deal.
Next month, Trump is slated to decide whether Iran has breached the
deal. “You’ll see what I’m going to be doing very shortly in October,”
Trump said in regard to the October 15 announcement.
As reported last week by JOL, senior US officials said that Trump is analyzing a new strategy that
would be more aggressive toward Iran and its proxy forces in Syria and
Iraq. The sources said that the purpose of the new strategy is to
pressure Tehran to end its ballistic missile program.
According to the report, the plan was presented to Trump about a week
and a half ago and it will likely be officially announced and
implemented by the end of this month. Reuters reported that the proposal
was prepared and presented by Defense Secretary James Mattis, Secretary
of State Rex Tillerson and national security adviser H.R. McMaster.
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