Iranian leaders slam Trump's anti-Iran remarks
The deal is the outcome of two years of intensive multilateral negotiations, overwhelmingly applauded by the international community and endorsed by the UN Security Council (UNSC) as a part of Resolution 2231, Rouhani noted.
"The JCPOA does not belong to one or two countries. It is a UNSC document, which belongs to the entire international community," Rouhani said, adding that Iran would respond to any breach of the JCPOA.
Rouhani ruled out any talks with the United States on revisiting the 2015 nuclear accord, saying Tehran has "various options" if Washington pulls out, official IRNA news agency reported.
"Iran has never sought, is not now seeking and will never seek nuclear weapons," he said.
Also, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif slammed Trump's hostile remarks about Iran at the UN General Assembly as a "cheap" political stunt, Financial Tribune daily reported Thursday.
"His remarks, particularly where he mentioned the great Iranian nation, were cheap, empty rhetoric and are not worth a response," Zarif was quoted as saying.
"The shameless and ignorant remarks of the U.S. president and ignoring the realities of the Islamic Republic of Iran in its domestic and foreign policy and (its role) in the fight against terrorism reflect the depth of ignorance in his behavior and populist words," he said.
The Iranian foreign minister ruled out the reopening of negotiations on Iran's nuclear deal as well.
Iran and six world powers, namely Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States, reached the JCPOA in July 2015, in which Iran freezes its nuclear weapon program in exchange for sanctions relief by the United States.
The deal sets limits on Iran's nuclear activities and allows regular inspections of the facilities inside Iran.
In return, the United States and the European Union have lifted nuclear-related sanctions against Iran.
