Trump extends Iran sanctions relief; oil trades near session highs

Iran calls fresh US sanctions illegal, hostile

Iran calls fresh US sanctions illegal, hostile

"The legislation must explicitly state in United States law - for the first time - that long-range missile and nuclear weapons programs are inseparable, and that Iran's development and testing of missiles should be subject to severe sanctions", the president's written statement said.

Mr Trump extended the waivers of key economic sanctions that were lifted under the agreement limiting Iran's nuclear program.

The statement came a day after Trump again continued the US participation in the accord, but vowed to "withdraw from the deal immediately" if what he described as "flaws" in the agreement aren't fixed.

"This is a last chance".

Trump has come under heavy pressure from European allies to issue the sanctions waiver.

Trump now will work with European partners on a follow-on agreement that enshrines certain triggers that the Iranian regime can not exceed related to ballistic missiles, said senior administration officials who briefed reporters on the decision.

It said the sanctions are against global law and go against USA commitments, saying they would bring a "strong reaction" from Iran.

On Saturday, French president Emmanuel Macron stressed the "necessary respect by all parties" of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers, in a telephone call with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Trump will work with European partners on a follow-on agreement that enshrines certain triggers that the Iranian regime can not exceed related to ballistic missiles, said a senior administration officials who briefed reporters on the decision.

Iran said yesterday it would retaliate against sanctions imposed on its judiciary head by the United States, as US President Donald Trump stepped up efforts to "fix" a nuclear deal between Teheran and major powers.

Second, it must ensure that Iran never even comes close to possessing a nuclear weapon.

The White House is insisting Congress comes up with a solution that will allow grant wider inspection rights to worldwide inspectors, and that the current deal - which will expire in 2025 - has no expiration date.

Britain, France and Germany had called on Trump on Thursday to uphold the pact.

"The American administration has failed to undermine the nuclear deal".

He also ordered 14 separate sanctions to punish Iran over its human rights abuses, including in response to recent protests.

The Trump administration has accused Iran of fomenting instability and violence across the Mideast, and the president's decision gives the White House and Congress more time to forge legislation punishing the country for that behavior without directly ending the nuclear accord that Iran reached with the USA and five other world powers. In November, the body again said Iran was in compliance.

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