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Iran warns: US will regret withdrawing from nuclear pact

By Joe Williams

Published May 6, 2018 8:26pm ET

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Iran warns: US will regret withdrawing from nuclear pact — Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in New York on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. In his wide-ranging speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, Rouhani warned that Islamic terrorists were creating chaos in the Mideast to destroy civilization and generate anti-Muslim hatred, saying they wanted to create "a fertile ground for further intervention of foreign forces in our region." He also said a nuclear agreement was possible before the November deadline if the West wants a deal and shows flexibility. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) | Bebeto Matthews

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani used an appearance on Sunday to warn President Trump against exiting the 2015 nuclear deal, saying that the U.S. would regret withdrawing from the pact.

Trump has until a May 12 deadline to decide whether to continue to lift economic sanctions on Iran. Rouhani said Iran is prepared to “resist any decision by Trump on the nuclear accord,” according to a Reuters report.

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