Zarif: Iran Won’t Be Bullied To Renegotiate Nuclear Deal
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the Islamic Republic will not be bullied by the United States into renegotiating the multilateral nuclear deal.
"Iran stands firm in the face of futile attempts at bullying," Zarif said in a recorded message on Thursday.
"If the US continues to violate the agreement, or if it withdraws altogether, we will exercise our right to respond in a manner of our choosing," he said referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [JCPOA].
He also rejected efforts to renegotiate the deal, saying: "We will neither outsource our security, nor will we renegotiate or add on to a deal we have already implemented in good faith."
Zarif added that the US "will have to accept responsibility" for the consequences of not honoring its commitment to the deal.
Iran's top diplomat issued the statement as Iran's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Hamid Baeidinejad, said Tehran is "ready to go back to the previous situation" if Washington ditches the deal.
"When the United States is out of the deal, it means that there is no deal," he told CNN on Wednesday.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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