Zarif indicated that should the US effectively pull out, Iran would refuse to stay inside the deal alongside the Europeans, calling that option “highly unlikely”. An option actively being considered by Tehran, by contrast, was to withdraw entirely from the deal by returning to uranium enrichment. Other proposals being floated in the Iranian parliament, Zarif said, involved more “drastic” measures – though he would not specify what those entailed. He said it was “highly unlikely” that Iran would stay inside the JCPOA if the US effectively pulled out. “The US is sending a very dangerous message to the people of Iran and the people of the world.

Source: The Guardian April 22, 2018 03:56 UTC