Nuclear program of Iran

Turkey will continue to trade with Iran as much as possible and will not be answerable to anyone else, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci vowed on May 8, as U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States was withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Turkey's Foreign Ministry stated on May 8 that the United States' decision to unilaterally withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal was an "unfortunate step."

President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of a landmark deal curbing Iran's nuclear program and reimposed crippling sanctions on May 8, defying European pleas and prompting international outcry.

U.S. President Donald Trump will announce on May 8 whether he will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal or stay in and work with European allies who say it has successfully halted Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Britain has appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump not to abandon the Iran nuclear deal as a key deadline approaches, saying that while it is not perfect there is no better alternative.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on May 6 that if the United States quits the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers then Washington would regret it "like never before."

French leader Emmanuel Macron reinforced yesterday his commitment to the Iran nuclear deal, saying no one wants an escalation of tensions in the region, while admitting the accord needed strengthening.

U.S. President Donald Trump has not yet decided whether to scrap the Iran nuclear deal, U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton said April 29.

Washington's new chief diplomat lashed out at Iran on April 29 as he met Saudi leaders and headed to Israel to rally opposition to Tehran and brief U.S. allies on President Donald Trump's threat to quit the Iran nuclear deal.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a fresh call on April 23 for an overhaul of the Iran nuclear deal as U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline for further Iranian concessions edged closer.