Iran's top military commander said Monday that Iran will quit the 2015 nuclear deal, if the United States reimposes sanctions against the Islamic republic, Tehran Times daily reported.
The international nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), should benefit Iran by the removal of western sanctions, said the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Baqeri.
However, if the sanctions return, it will make no sense to stay in the JCPOA, he added.
The JCPOA is a multilateral document which was achieved after months of diplomatic efforts and approved by the UN Security Council, Baqeri was quoted as saying.
As for the deal, Iran has accepted nuclear restrictions and another party has committed to the removal of sanctions, he said.
If sanctions are reimposed under other pretexts, "Iran will definitely withdraw from the nuclear deal."
U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier this month that the United States could not formally certify Iran's compliance with the nuclear accord. Washington has also demanded inspections of Iran's military sites, which Tehran has rejected.
He has called the Iran nuclear deal, reached during the former U.S. president Barack Obama administration, "an embarrassment" for the United States and has called for renegotiations over some parts of it.
