Iran will partially withdraw from a landmark nuclear deal signed with six other nations in 2015, amid heightened pressure from the United States in recent weeks.
President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech Wednesday that Iran would reduce its “commitments” to the deal, but would not fully withdraw, CNN reported.
According to Rouhani other signatories that includes France, Britain, Germany, Russia and China had been informed in advance of Tehran’s move.
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The move comes a year after the US unilaterally withdrew from the deal, over the stringent objections of other signatories.
Rouhani accused “hardliners” in the US of working to undermine the deal, saying it was “in the interests of the region and the world, but not the enemies of Iran, therefore they spared no effort since 2015 to undermine (the deal),” as quoted by CNN.
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