Khamenei says Iran will 'shred' nuclear deal if U.S. quits it

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters




OCTOBER 18, 2017 / 5:41 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

Parisa Hafezi

ANKARA (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday Tehran would stick to its 2015 nuclear accord with world powers as long as the other signatories respected it, but would “shred” the deal if Washington pulled out, state TV reported.

Khamenei spoke five days after U.S. President Donald Trump adopted a harsh new approach to Iran by refusing to certify its compliance with the deal, reached under Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama, and saying he might ultimately terminate it.

“I don’t want to waste my time on answering the rants and whoppers of the brute (U.S.) president,” Khamenei said in a speech to students in Tehran quoted by state television. “Trump’s stupidity should not distract us from America’s deceitfulness...If the U.S. tears up the deal, we will shred it.”

Trump’s move put Washington at odds with other parties to the accord - Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China and the European Union - who say Washington cannot unilaterally cancel a multilateral accord enshrined by a U.N. resolution.



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[forgotmylogin]

1. "I dont want to waste my time on answering the rants and whoppers of the brute (U.S.) president"

I honestly can't blame him.

Although it's probably a translation idiom, 45 probably would like that he called him a "brute".

[Loyd]

2. The Deal is Working

So I won't blame Iran one whit if they leave it in the dust. It's not their problem that Trump is a Drama Queen.