Commenting on the escalating situation between the US and Iran, President Trump told journalists at the White House on Monday that Washington is "watching the situation, if they [Iranians] do anything, it would be a very bad mistake".
"If they do anything they will suffer greatly," the president added.
Last week, Tehran announced its decision to suspend some of the obligations under the agreement, one year after the US' abrupt withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known as the Iran nuclear deal. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that he gave European countries 60 days to hold negotiations with Iran.
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According to Tehran, these measures were taken in response to the US violating the JCPOA, reintroducing sanctions and depriving the remaining signatories — Germany, France, the United Kingdom, China and Russia — of the possibility to adequately resolve the situation.
Iran, China, Germany, France, Russia, the UK, and EU reaffirmed their commitment to the deal after the United States exited.
