Economics
Iran to Tell Nuclear Deal Nations It's Scaling Down Commitments
- State-run news agency says Iran will stay in the nuclear deal
- Rouhani is expected to make formal announcement on Wednesday
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Iran will formally notify signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal that it plans to scale down its commitments in response to a year of bruising U.S. sanctions, a move that could escalate tensions after the Trump administration sent an aircraft carrier to the Gulf.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani won’t follow Donald Trump in abandoning the landmark agreement that saw the Islamic Republic limit its nuclear program in return for an end to most international sanctions, but is expected to unveil on Wednesday minor changes to its pledges.