08 October, 2017
Under the 2015 agreement, Tehran agreed to limit its disputed nuclear programme in return for the easing of economic sanctions.
"He's looking at all of the bad behavior of Iran, not just the nuclear deal as bad behavior, but the ballistic missile testing, destabilizing of the region, Number One state sponsor of terrorism, cyber attacks, illicit nuclear program", she said.
But the sources said that given Trump's threats to ditch the deal reached under President Barack Obama, Tehran had approached the powers about possible talks on its missile program.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Mr. Trump "isn't looking at [only] one piece" of Iran's actions.
The prospect of Washington reneging on the deal has anxious some of the United States allies that helped negotiate it, especially as the world grapples with another nuclear crisis - North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile development.
Trump has said repeatedly that he doesn't want to certify Iranian compliance again after having done so twice already, declaring last month he even had made his mind up about what he'll do next. United Nations inspectors have verified Iranian compliance with the terms.
"We will not follow the United States in reneging on our worldwide obligations with this deal", said the official.
"If America carries out any violations today, the whole world will condemn America".
A European official said on Thursday that the European Union would not follow the United States if Washington chose to trample on its obligations under the multilateral nuclear deal with Iran. "Then they will say why did you trust America and sign an agreement with them?"
A day after sources said that President Trump planned to decertify the Iranian nuke deal, it was reported that the theocratic regime was open to talks about its ballistic-missile arsenal.
The top Iranian diplomat warned that the global community could never trust the United States again if it violated the deal.
The US imposed fresh sanctions on Iran following recent ballistic missile tests, arguing that such experiments breach the "spirit" of the nuclear accord.
"The nuclear deal is the result of 10 years of posturing and two years of negotiations. Unfortunately, this administration is going back to posturing", Zarif said.
"The United States has had a policy of imposing sanctions on Iran for the past 40 years".
