Iranians in fear of economic gloom as US declares Iran not complying with UN nuclear accord

Scores of common Iranians are wallowing in despair over fears of their economic future after President Donald Trump refused to formally certify that Tehran was complying with the 2015 accord even though international inspectors say it is.

The feeling is a sharp contrast to the euphoria that followed when the deal was signed in 2015 as more sanctions loom with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani promptly responding to Trump’s speech on Friday, calling it “a pile of delusional allegations” and “an insult to the Iranian people”.

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Despite Trump’s stance, a host of world powers such as UK, France and Germany all say they will stand by the Iran nuclear deal despite a policy shift by the US.

Reports say the three countries responded that the pact was “in our shared national security interest”. The EU said it was “not up to any single country to terminate” a “working” deal.

 

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