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Iran nuclear deal: Russia says Trump's actions are 'doomed to fail' | |
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Russia's foreign ministry has warned Donald Trump that his imposed unilateral sanctions on Iran are doomed to fail, saying there is no place for threatening and aggressive rhetoric in international diplomacy. | |
In a statement, the ministry said Mr Trump's decision to de-certify an international deal on Iran's nuclear program would not have a direct impact on implementation of the agreement, but that it ran counter to its spirit. | |
The ministry said that, whatever the US position, there could be no return to imposing United Nations sanctions on Iran. | The ministry said that, whatever the US position, there could be no return to imposing United Nations sanctions on Iran. |
Mr Trump has announced that if Congress does not come up with satisfactory changes to the Iran nuclear deal in a "very short" period of time then he is prepared to "terminate" it. | Mr Trump has announced that if Congress does not come up with satisfactory changes to the Iran nuclear deal in a "very short" period of time then he is prepared to "terminate" it. |
The President said he was "very unhappy with Iran” and that the country "has to behave much differently". | |
He did however say he was not withdrawing from the deal but instead has asked Congress to make changes. | He did however say he was not withdrawing from the deal but instead has asked Congress to make changes. |
Congress will now have 60 days to decide whether to put the accord's previous sanctions back into place, modify them or do nothing. Any decision to re-impose sanctions would automatically kill America's participation in the deal. | Congress will now have 60 days to decide whether to put the accord's previous sanctions back into place, modify them or do nothing. Any decision to re-impose sanctions would automatically kill America's participation in the deal. |
Both defenders of the Iran nuclear deal and critics are likely to be displeased by Mr Trump's decision. | |
Those who support the deal believe Mr Trump's move will damage US credibility in future international negotiations, while opponents think he does not go far enough in unravelling the accord. |