国际英语资讯:U.S. re-imposes Iran sanctions lifted under nuclear deal_时事

国际英语资讯:U.S. re-imposes Iran sanctions lifted under nuclear deal

U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned the nuclear deal in May, evoking global criticism and causing a divide with Europe. Some of its major European allies have been working to prevent the 2017 deal from falling apart.

Despite protests from European allies, Trump signed an executive order on Monday to implement these sanctions, saying that the U.S. policy on Iran "is based on a clear-eyed assessment" of the country's governance and regional influence.

He once again lashed out at the Iran nuke deal, saying that it was "horrible, one-sided" and had failed to protect U.S. national security.

The White House host added that "as we continue applying maximum economic pressure on the Iranian regime, I remain open to reaching a more comprehensive deal that addresses the full range of the regime's malign activities, including its ballistic missile program and its support for terrorism."

However, Iran's President Rouhani struck a hard line. "America will regret imposing sanctions on Iran... They are already isolated in the world," he said in a televised speech, hours before new sanctions due to take effect.

Moreover, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday that the United States seeks to create chaos in Iran by reinstating sanctions.

U.S.-Iranian relations have been at odds as the Trump administration left the historic Iran nuclear deal, delegitimized its government, vowed to re-impose sanctions on the nation and pressed other nations to cut down their purchase of Iranian oil to zero.