Trump's 'Aggressive' Stance on Iran Ineffective: Moscow
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia's foreign ministry condemned US President Donald Trump’s recent speech against Iran, saying there was no place in international diplomacy for "threatening" and "aggressive" rhetoric.
"It is a hangover from the past, which does not correspond to modern norms of civilized dealings between countries," Russian ministry said in a statement after Trump on Friday refused to certify the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, Reuters reported.
"We viewed with regret the decision of the US President not to confirm to Congress that Iran is fulfilling in good faith" the nuclear deal, it added.
The ministry said Trump's decision to decertify the deal would not have a direct impact on the implementation of the agreement but that it ran counter to its spirit.
Speaking from the White House on Friday, Trump said he will choose not to certify that Tehran is complying with the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers (the US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany) known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
He said that the new policy is aimed at preventing what he claimed Iran’s effort to obtain a nuclear weapon.
In response, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Friday blasted the anti-Iran comments made by the US president, reiterating that the Iranian nation will not surrender to such “false statements and hate speech”.
