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Spotlight: Iran concerned about possible nuke deal violation, warns of consequences

Xinhua, November 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

Iranian officials have expressed concerns and anger over the remarks of the U.S. president-elect Donald Trump against Iran's nuclear deal during his campaign.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday urged the incoming administration of the United States to remain committed to the last year international agreement which put an end to Tehran's nuclear disputes.

Zarif warned that Iran might consider "other options" in case any party involved in Iran's nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, fails to comply with its commitments, Press TV reported.

He said that Iran has been implementing its part of the bargain, while the U.S., even with the current administration, has not fully implemented its part.

A senior Iranian cleric, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, also warned Trump Friday against making mistakes about Iran, saying the U.S. must avoid "playing with fire."

Meanwhile, Iran's minister of Industry, Mines and Trade, Mohammad-Reza Nematzadeh, said Friday that the election of Trump as the new president of the U.S. will have no impacts on its international industrial deals, as it is independent from Iranian nuclear deal that has come under repeated attacks by Trump in his presidential campaign.

Trump has said in the campaign that the nuclear deal sealed by Iran and the world powers in 2015 and implemented in January was "the worst deal ever negotiated."

The minister further noted that the U.S. under Trump cannot unilaterally cancel the nuclear deal as it is not a unilateral but an international deal, endorsed by the United Nations.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that his country expects respect from Trump for the international nuclear deal.

Rouhani stressed that the result of the U.S. presidential election will have no impact on the Islamic republic's policies, as "Iran's policy of constructive interaction with the world and breaking up nuclear sanctions has placed Iran's economic ties with all countries on an improving and irreversible course."

Washington will no longer be able to continue the spread of Iranophobia as before, he added.

The nuclear agreement resulted in the lift of western and international sanctions against Iran's financial and energy sectors in return for the partial freeze of Iran's nuclear program. It raised hopes to reengage the Islamic republic with the global economy and develop its energy resources. Endit