Iran Threatens To Abandon Its Nuclear Deal If U.S. Presidential Candidates Reneged On The Agreement

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during Friday prayers in Tehran September 14, 2007. REUTERS/MORTEZA NIKOUBAZL/FILE PHOTO

Reuters: Iran's Khamenei threatens to 'set fire' to nuclear deal if West violates

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, threatened on Tuesday to "set fire" to the nuclear deal sealed with world powers if U.S. presidential candidates reneged on the agreement.

Presumptive Republican candidate Donald Trump said last August it would be hard to "rip up" the deal, but if elected president he would "police that contract so tough they don't have a chance".

Iran can expect a shift in relations with the United States to a more aggressive posture under a Republic president, a reversal of the warming trend nurtured by Democratic President Barack Obama.

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Update #1: Iran's Khamenei Vows To Burn Nuclear Deal If U.S. Scraps It (RFE)
Update #2: Iran vows to ‘light on fire’ nuke deal if US cancels it (AFP)

WNU Editor: This is a direct warning to Donald Trump because I doubt that Hillary Clinton would cancel and/or change the deal.