Iran is fulfilling its nuclear deal commitments, says IAEA
Abu Dhabi — Iran is fulfilling its commitments under the nuclear deal with world powers, and UN inspectors facing no problems in their verification efforts, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general said on Monday. US President Donald Trump said earlier this month that he would not continue to certify the multinational 2015 agreement, reached under his predecessor Barack Obama, and warned that he might ultimately terminate it. Iran would abandon the agreement if it were deemed not be serving its national interests, President Hassan Rouhani said in reaction to Trump’s decision. But he also said, "No president can revoke an international deal ... [and] Iran will continue to honour its commitments under the deal." The other parties to the accord — Britain, Germany, France, Russia, China and the EU have all re-affirmed their commitment to it and urged the US not to back out. IAEA chief Yukiya Amano, whose inspectors are tasked with monitoring compliance with the dea...
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