Reuters - Iran said on Saturday it would retaliate against sanctions imposed on its judiciary head by the United States as President Donald Trump stepped up efforts to �fix� a nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers.

Trump said on Friday he would waive nuclear sanctions against Iran for the last time to give Washington and its European allies a chance to fix the �terrible flaws� of the 2015 nuclear deal.

Washington also announced sanctions against 14 entities and people, including the head of Iran�s judiciary, Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani.

�The Trump regime�s hostile action (against Larijani)... crossed all red lines of conduct in the international community and is a violation of international law and will surely be answered by a serious reaction of the Islamic Republic,� Iran�s Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by state media.

On Friday, Iran�s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Twitter on that Trump�s decision undermined the multilateral agreement.


Reporting by Dubai newsroom; Editing by Shri Navaratnam