United States would regret it “like never before”: Iranian President

If the U.S. quits the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers then Washington would regret it “like never before”, stated by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, on Sunday

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to quit from the agreement when it comes up for renewal on May 12, demanding his country’s European allies “fix the terrible flaws” or he will re-impose sanctions.

“If the United States leaves the nuclear agreement, you will soon see that they will regret it like never before in history,” Mr. Rouhani said in a televised speech in northwestern Iran.

“Trump must know that our people are united, the Zionist regime [Israel] must know that our people are united,” he said.

“Today all [Iran’s] political factions, whether they be from the right, the left, the conservatives, reformers and moderates are united,” he added.

The nuclear deal was struck in 2015 between Iran and Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the U.S., and then led by Barack Obama.

Under the pact, approves were eased in return for a commitment not to follow a nuclear bomb, but Iran says it is not reaping the rewards despite complying with the deal.

Trump has consistently complained about the pact, citing perceived flaws including “sunset” provisions lifting some nuclear restrictions from 2025.

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In an attempt to salvage the deal, French President Emmanuel Macron has recently pushed to extend its scope to address this issue, as well as the absence of any limits on Iran’s conventional missile capabilities and Tehran’s role in the region.

Iran’s support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, via the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in Syria’s civil war, and its backing for Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen have added to frictions between Tehran and Western powers.