OfficialDiplomacy & politicsTehran, Iran
Iran suspends its commitments under the deal; Khamenei calls Trump's signature 'worthless'
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- 4:05 PM in Tehran
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- Tehran, Iran
Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Iran had suspended its commitments and implementation of the Islamabad memorandum because the U.S. had violated and suspended all of its own, and that Iran was 'busy defending the country'. Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement that repeated U.S. breaches showed the U.S. president's signature was 'worthless and invalid'.
Why it matters
It ended the deal from the Iranian side a month after it was signed; Trump said he 'couldn't care less'.
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- Al Jazeera live blogaljazeera.comPublished
- Al Jazeera live blog (2)aljazeera.comPublished
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