Zarif: Iran May Speed up Nuclear Program if US Kills Deal

President Donald Trump alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the start

President Donald Trump alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the start

"Some say the way to promote virtue and prohibit vice is by going to the street and grabbing people by the neck", said Rouhani in a speech to government officials on state television.

Iranian International Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif advised reporters in NY that Iran isn't searching for to accumulate a nuclear bomb, however that its "possible" response to a U.S. withdrawal can be to restart manufacturing of enriched uranium - a key bomb-making ingredient.

On the same day, though, Zarif told other reporters in NY, where he is about to attend a United Nations meeting, that Iran does not plan to build a nuclear bomb.

Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told reporters in NY that Iran is not seeking to acquire a nuclear bomb, but that its "probable" response to a USA withdrawal would be to restart production of enriched uranium - a key bomb-making ingredient.

The inherent inconsistency in the foreign minister's comments has to do with the deal Iran would still have with France, Britain, Russia and China and Germany, who also signed the nuclear agreement in July 2015.

Iran has said its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes and its ballistic missiles exclusively for defense.

Department of State spokesperson Heather Nauert, for her part, said that the White House may announce a decision on the future of the JCPOA before the May 12 deadline, earlier set by President Donald Trump.

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On Thursday, April 19, U.S. disarmament ambassador Robert Wood said the USA was having "intense" deliberations with its European allies ahead of the May 12 deadline when Washington's sanctions on Tehran would resume unless Trump decides otherwise, the Reuters report added.

The previous Barack Obama administration tried to reach a peace deal with Iran and a pact was reached between Tehran, Washington and five other world powers to curb Iran's nuclear programme in lieu of relief to its economy which was put under stress by sanctions.

The top Iranian diplomat also stressed that the Islamic Republic would not unilaterally remain committed to the nuclear accord if the other side scuttles it.

Zarif spoke to CBS' Face the Nation on Friday; the full interview will be broadcast Sunday and portions of the transcript were made available to The Associated Press.

Zarif blasted the United States administration for showing "disrespect" toward Iran, a frequent target of President Donald Trump's wrath.

There's also the matter of five individuals with a U.S. and Iranian dual-citizenship who are being held hostage by Iranian authorities.

According to Zarif, there are "many" Iranian prisoners being held in the United States or elsewhere at America's request, "including a lady who had to give birth in an Australian prison because of a USA extradition request".

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