(MENAFN) Saying that withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is a "painful mistake," Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad said that US President Donald Trump, who strongly opposed the deal, has always sought to "destroy the JCPOA," Sputnik reported.
"Considering what has been envisaged in the JCPOA in the field of research and development and the Islamic Republic of Iran's continued measures to develop its peaceful nuclear capability, if the US makes the mistake of exiting the JCPOA, it will definitely be a painful mistake for the Americans," Zarif told reporters earlier.
"It has been fully foreseen in the JCPOA what measures the Islamic Republic of Iran would carry out if it cannot reap its [the agreement's] economic benefits," Zarif stressed.
In exchange for Tehran limiting its nuclear program, the deal, signed by the United States, China, France, Russia, Britain, Germany and the European Union, lifted economic sanctions.
But U.S. President Donald Trump has long railed against the deal for reasons including its limited duration and the fact it does not cover Iran's ballistic missile program.
Trump has threatened to pull out of the agreement unless European allies help "fix" it with a follow-up accord.
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