Trump warns Iran to be ‘careful with threats’
US President Donald Trump warned Iran Wednesday its
threats could “come back to bite” after Tehran vowed to exceed the maximum
uranium enrichment level allowed by the 2015 nuclear deal.
“Iran has just issued a New Warning. Rouhani says
that they will Enrich Uranium to ‘any amount we want’ if there is no new
Nuclear Deal,” Trump tweeted, referring to Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani. “Be
careful with the threats, Iran. They can come back to bite you like nobody has
been bitten before!”
Iran is acting on its May 8 threat to suspend parts
of the agreement in response to Trump’s reimposition of crippling sanctions
after withdrawing from it in May last year.
Rouhani said Wednesday’s decision to exceed the
enrichment limit was in response to failure by other parties to the deal to
keep up their promises and provide Iran relief from the US sanctions.
The enrichment maximum set in the agreement is
sufficient for power generation but far below the more than 90 percent level
required for a nuclear weapon.
