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U.S. President Donald Trump will not certify that Iran is complying with the terms of a nuclear deal forged in 2015.
In a speech from Washington, D.C., Trump outlined a history of a "sponsorship of terrorism," pointing specifically to attacks against the United States.
Trump said the deal was "one of the worst" and most "one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into" and argued the sanctions lifted by the deal gave the country's leaders a "lifeline" when they were in financial trouble, which was used to fund violence and terrorism.
He said the deal delivered weak inspections in exchange for no more than a temporary delay in Iran's path to nuclear weapons.
"Based on the factual record I have put forward, I am announcing today that we cannot and will not make this certification," Trump said.
He said his administration will seek to counter the Iranian regime's destabilizing activities and will impose additional sanctions to block its financing of terrorism. Those sanctions especially target Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
The new strategy will also seek to address the proliferation of Iran's missiles and weapons, he said, adding that the U.S. will deny Iran's paths to develop nuclear weapons.
"If we are not able to reach a solution by working with Congress and our allies then the agreement will be terminated," Trump said. "It can be cancelled by me, as president, at any time."
Under U.S. law, Trump faced a Sunday deadline to notify Congress whether Iran is complying with the accord that was painstakingly negotiated over 18 months by the Obama administration and determine if it remains a national security priority.
Although Trump allowed that Iran is living up to the letter of the agreement, he said it was not following the agreement's "spirit" of the regional stability it was intended to encourage.
"The longer we ignore a threat the more dangerous that threat becomes," Trump said.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards march in 2008. The group controls large swaths of Iran's economy. (Vahid Salemi/Associated Press)
Shortly after Trump's remarks, he received congratulations from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"He (Trump) boldly confronted Iran's terrorist regime (and) created an opportunity to fix this bad deal, to roll back Iran's
aggression and to confront its criminal support of terrorism," Netanyahu said in a Facebook video.
But Trump's decision also faced criticism, with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini saying the deal is a robust agreement that is working and cannot be terminated by any leader.
Mogherini said the accord "is a robust deal that provides guarantees and a strong monitoring mechanism so that Iran's nuclear program is, and will remain, exclusively for civilian purposes only."
Mogherini, who worked on behalf of major world powers to secure the deal, told reporters that "there have been no violations of any of the commitments."
'Extremely troubling'
She underlined that Trump cannot kill the deal, saying: "the President of the United States has many powers. Not this one."
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday it was "extremely troubling" that Trump was raising questions that had been settled when an international deal on Iran's nuclear programme was signed, RIA news agency reported.
The 2017 Nobel Peace Laureate, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons was also critical of Trump's decision.
"President Trump's attempt to disrupt the Iran deal, despite the fact that the IAEA has repeatedly certified that Iran is complying with its terms, is a jarring reminder of the immense nuclear danger now facing the world and the urgent need for all states to prohibit and eliminate these weapons, ICAN executive director Beatrice Fihn said in a statement.
In a speech from Washington, D.C., Trump outlined a history of a "sponsorship of terrorism," pointing specifically to attacks against the United States.
Trump said the deal was "one of the worst" and most "one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into" and argued the sanctions lifted by the deal gave the country's leaders a "lifeline" when they were in financial trouble, which was used to fund violence and terrorism.
He said the deal delivered weak inspections in exchange for no more than a temporary delay in Iran's path to nuclear weapons.
"Based on the factual record I have put forward, I am announcing today that we cannot and will not make this certification," Trump said.
He said his administration will seek to counter the Iranian regime's destabilizing activities and will impose additional sanctions to block its financing of terrorism. Those sanctions especially target Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
The new strategy will also seek to address the proliferation of Iran's missiles and weapons, he said, adding that the U.S. will deny Iran's paths to develop nuclear weapons.
"If we are not able to reach a solution by working with Congress and our allies then the agreement will be terminated," Trump said. "It can be cancelled by me, as president, at any time."
Under U.S. law, Trump faced a Sunday deadline to notify Congress whether Iran is complying with the accord that was painstakingly negotiated over 18 months by the Obama administration and determine if it remains a national security priority.
Although Trump allowed that Iran is living up to the letter of the agreement, he said it was not following the agreement's "spirit" of the regional stability it was intended to encourage.
"The longer we ignore a threat the more dangerous that threat becomes," Trump said.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards march in 2008. The group controls large swaths of Iran's economy. (Vahid Salemi/Associated Press)
Shortly after Trump's remarks, he received congratulations from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"He (Trump) boldly confronted Iran's terrorist regime (and) created an opportunity to fix this bad deal, to roll back Iran's
aggression and to confront its criminal support of terrorism," Netanyahu said in a Facebook video.
But Trump's decision also faced criticism, with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini saying the deal is a robust agreement that is working and cannot be terminated by any leader.
Mogherini said the accord "is a robust deal that provides guarantees and a strong monitoring mechanism so that Iran's nuclear program is, and will remain, exclusively for civilian purposes only."
Mogherini, who worked on behalf of major world powers to secure the deal, told reporters that "there have been no violations of any of the commitments."
'Extremely troubling'
She underlined that Trump cannot kill the deal, saying: "the President of the United States has many powers. Not this one."
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday it was "extremely troubling" that Trump was raising questions that had been settled when an international deal on Iran's nuclear programme was signed, RIA news agency reported.
The 2017 Nobel Peace Laureate, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons was also critical of Trump's decision.
"President Trump's attempt to disrupt the Iran deal, despite the fact that the IAEA has repeatedly certified that Iran is complying with its terms, is a jarring reminder of the immense nuclear danger now facing the world and the urgent need for all states to prohibit and eliminate these weapons, ICAN executive director Beatrice Fihn said in a statement.
