AFP, TEHRANIran yesterday said that it had stopped respecting limits on its nuclear activities agreed under a 2015 deal with major powers until they find a way to bypass renewed US sanctions. Iran said that it was responding to the sweeping unilateral sanctions that Washington has reimposed since the US quit the agreement one year ago, which have dealt a severe blow to the Iranian economy. Iran said that it would stop implementing some of the restrictions under the agreement with immediate effect. “We felt the [deal] needed surgery and that the year-long sedatives have not delivered any result. This surgery is meant to save the [deal] not destroy it,” Rouhani said at a Cabinet meeting broadcast live on state TV.

Source: Taipei Times May 08, 2019 15:56 UTC