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Anger, dismay, support: how the world sees US withdrawal from Iran deal
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A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on May 8, 2018 shows President Hassan Rouhani standing near members of his government while giving a speech on Iranian TV in Tehran. Rouhani said Iran could resume uranium enrichment (AFP/Iranian presidency)
U
S President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal prompted furious reaction in Tehran, regret in Europe and cheers from Israel and Saudi Arabia.
The following is a selection of reactions from around the globe to Trump's biggest foreign policy move since taking office:
- 'Psychological warfare' -
"This decision was an act of psychological warfare against Iran."
-- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
- Uranium enrichment to resume? -
"I have instructed the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization to take the necessary measures for future actions so that, if necessary, we can resume industrial enrichment without limit."
-- Rouhani
- Stay the course -
"Stay true to your commitments as we will stay true to ours and together with the rest of the international community, we will preserve this nuclear deal."
-- European Union diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini
- 'Regret' -
"France, Germany and the UK regret the US decision to leave the JCPOA. The nuclear non-proliferation regime is at stake. We will work collectively on a broader framework, covering nuclear activity, the post-2025 period, ballistic activity and stability in the Middle East, notably Syria, Yemen and Iraq."
-- French President Emmanuel Macron, on Twitter, referring to the Iran deal by its formal name, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
- Compliance -
"I call on other JCPOA participants to abide fully by their respective commitments under the JCPOA and on all other member-states to support this agreement."
-- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
- 'Bold decision' -
"Israel fully supports President Trump's bold decision today to reject the disastrous nuclear deal with the terrorist regime in Tehran."
-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
- Support from Saudi -
"The kingdom supports and welcomes the steps announced by the US president toward withdrawing from the nuclear deal... and reinstating economic sanctions against Iran."
--Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry
- 'Misguided' -
"The reality is clear. The JCPOA is working... That is why today's announcement is so misguided... I believe that the decision to put the JCPOA at risk without any Iranian violation of the deal is a serious mistake."
-- former US president Barack Obama, whose administration brokered the 2015 deal
