Press TV - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned that Iran will cut�the nuclear deal with six world powers into shreds if the other party chooses to tear it up.

Speaking at a Wednesday�meeting with a group of Iranian academic elites in Tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei welcomed the European governments� condemnation of US President Donald Trump�s refusal to certify Iran�s compliance with the nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

�But this is not enough for them (EU) to say that he (Trump) should not tear up the JCPOA. The JCPOA serves their interests. As long as the other party has not torn up the JCPOA, we will not tear it up,� said the Leader, warning that Iran will rip the deal into shreds if the other side decides to tear it up.