Any Deal with the US Not Worth the Ink, Zarif

By Staff, IRNA

In a message on his official twitter account, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticized the United States for another illegal withdrawal referring to quitting the INF treaty, stressing that any deal with the US administration does not worth the ink.

'Yet another withdrawal from an accord by the Trump administration; this time the #INFTreaty. It's not just the #JCPOA or Iran: Seems this clique is allergic to anything w/ US signature on it. Message: Any deal with US govt is not worth the ink; even treaties ratified by Congress,' Zarif tweeted.

According to western media, US President Donald Trump confirmed that the US is leaving the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces [INF] treaty, saying, “We will move forward with developing our own military response options” to Russia’s suspect missile.

Earlier in May last year, Trump announced the withdrawal from the nuclear deal signed with Iran, dubbed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [JCPOA], which was condemned by other parties to the 2015 agreement and their emphasis to stay in the landmark international deal.