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Thursday 26 april 2018

Iran's president says no changes, additions to nuclear deal

By AMIR VAHDAT conference with Macron,
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's when the U.S. leader said
president on Wednesday the Iranians "will have big-
ruled out any changes or ger problems than they've
additions to the 2015 nucle- ever had before" if they re-
ar deal, amid European ef- start their nuclear program.
forts to convince U.S. Presi- "Mr. Trump thinks that it is
dent Donald Trump to stick just hot air when we say
with the landmark agree- that if the nuclear deal falls
ment. apart, we will restart (our
French President Emmanu- nuclear program) at a new
el Macron suggested dur- speed which will be shock-
ing a state visit to Wash- ing to them. His threats are
ington this week that there empty."
could be a way to move Trump has called the nu-
toward a "new agreement" clear accord "insane" and
that would address Trump's "ridiculous," but he has de-
concerns about so-called clined to say whether he will
sunset provisions in the ac- withdraw the U.S. by a May
cord, as well as Iran's bal- 12 deadline he has set. The
listic missile program and agreement required Iran to
involvement in Middle East curb its nuclear enrichment
conflicts, which were not program in exchange for
part of the nuclear accord. relief from international
Britain, France and Germa- sanctions.
ny, which also signed the The U.N. nuclear watch-
deal along with Russia and dog says Iran is meeting
China, want the U.S. to re- its commitments under the
main a part of it. accord. European Union
But Iranian President Has- foreign policy chief Federi-
san Rouhani appeared to ca Mogherini said Wednes-
throw cold water on those day that the current deal
efforts Wednesday. is working effectively to
"I have spoken with Macron keep Tehran from develop-
several times by phone, ing nuclear weapons and
and one time in person should be preserved for the
at length. I have told him future.
explicitly that we will not Israel, which was among
add anything to the deal the fiercest critics of the
or remove anything from deal, has meanwhile wel-
it, even one sentence. The comed Trump's hard line.
nuclear deal is the nuclear Israeli Intelligence Minister
deal," he said during a con- Israel Katz said Wednes-
ference in the northwest- day that the nuclear deal
ern city of Tabriz. He sug- In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan must be "fundamentally
gested Macron has no right Rouhani speaks during a conference in the northwestern city of Tabriz, Iran, Wednesday, April 25, amended, and if not —
to amend an agreement 2018. cancelled." He said Ma-
signed by seven nations. Associated Press cron and his European col-
"As long as our interests are leagues "must understand
guaranteed we will remain anteed, we will not remain have no clue about poli- a tower builder. How is he that putting heavy pres-
in the deal, whether the U.S. in the deal, no matter what tics, no clue about the law going to pass judgment on sure on Iran today can pre-
remains or not," Rouhani the circumstances are." or international treaties. international issues?" vent violence and perhaps
said. But he added that "if Rouhani went on to lash You are just a business- He also dismissed Trump's war tomorrow."y, April 25,
our benefits are not guar- out at Trump, saying: "You man, a tradesman. You are remarks during a press 2018.q