Rouhani fights back at Trump over nuclear deal
Iranian President Hassan
Rouhani said his country will preserve an international deal on Iran's
nuclear program but decisive response would be made to possible violation by
the US."I declare before you that the Islamic Republic of Iran will not be
the first country to violate the agreement. But it will respond decisively and
resolutely to its violation by any party," Rouhani told the UN General
Assembly on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported.
The statement was in a clear
response to US President Donald Trump threat that Washington may
pull out of the deal spearheaded by his predecessor Barack
Obama. The deal was reached in July 2015 between Tehran and the six
world powers of Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the US.
"It will be a great pity if
this agreement were to be destroyed by rogue newcomers to the world of
politics," said Rouhani, throwing the word "rogue" back to
Trump, who on Tuesday called Iran a "rogue" state and the Iran
nuclear deal "an embarrassment".
Rouhani said Trump's
"ignorant, absurd and hateful rhetoric filled with ridiculously baseless
allegations" and was unfit to be heard at the United Nations, which was
established to promote peace and respect between nations.He reiterated that the
defense capabilities of Iran, including its missiles, are solely defensive
deterrence and that his country had never intended to acquire nuclear weapons.
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