Iran warns breach of nuclear deal against U.S. interests

The incoming administration of the U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is unlikely to break the Iranian nuclear deal to harm the interests of the United States, Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

"It is still soon to judge what is going to come about," Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said, adding that he believes there is enough rationality within the U.S. society to prevent potential acts from endangering American and international interests.

He also said Iran would prepare contingency plans for any possible scenario.

"If we feel that the American side is eventually about to take certain unwelcome measures in this regard, Iran will take necessary measures," Qasemi told reporters in his weekly press briefing.

The nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, is a multilateral agreement endorsed by the United Nations Security Council, according to the spokesman.

"I do not think it would be an easy thing for a single party to trample upon the deal or offer to renegotiate it," he said.

During his presidential campaign, Trump said that he would renegotiate the deal which, according to him, was not a good one.

Iran and the world powers, namely Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States plus Germany, reached a nuclear deal in July 2015 to end the disputes over Tehran's controversial nuclear program.

The deal, which went into effect in January, requires Iran to scrap the bulk of its nuclear activities in return for the ease of international sanctions on the country's energy and financial sectors. Endit