Tahmeed Taha: President Donald Trump was urged by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres not to walk away from an international deal designed to prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. Mr Guterres said if the 2015 agreement was not preserved, there was a real risk of war. Mr Trump has been a strong critic of the accord, in which Iran agreed to limit its nuclear program in return for the lifting of sanctions. To decide whether to stick with the deal, the US president has until 12 May.Mr Guterres said that the Iran agreement was an “important diplomatic victory” and should be maintained.He said, “We should not scrap it unless we have a good alternative,” adding, “We face dangerous times.”
It came just few days after Israel, accusing Iran of having covertly pursued nuclear weapons, revealed “secret nuclear files”. The files provided proof that the Obama-era nuclear deal was “built on lies”, said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Source: BBC
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