Iran Threatens To Restart Nuclear Programme On “Industrial Scale”

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaking at the 53rd Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, February 19, 2017. (AFP Photo/Christof Stache)

Iran says it is ready to restart its nuclear programme on an “industrial scale” in the wake of the decision by US President Donald Trump to abandon the deal that curbs the country’s nuclear ambitions.

In a statement on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he would embark on a round of international diplomacy to try and save the deal.

Zarif added that at the same time, the country would make preparations to restart its programme of nuclear enrichment.

His comments came as thousands of Iranians took to the streets in the largest demonstration since Trump announced his decision Tuesday.

Protesters burned an American flag and railed against the US and Israel after emerging from Friday prayers in Tehran.

In his statement, Zarif accused Trump of “ignorance and folly” and said American foreign policy had “dragged the Middle East into chaos.”

He said Iran would attempt to save the nuclear deal through negotiations with the European nations who were co-signatories to the deal.

Zarif will meet on Tuesday with his counterparts from Germany, France and the UK in Brussels.



(CNN)



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