Sputnik News- Next week, US President Donald Trump is due to consider certifying Tehran's compliance with the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The certification would grant the Iranian economy some relief from US sanctions against the Islamic Republic.




The White House is holding talks with�congressional leaders on "a very active basis" in�a bid to�help the US remain a signatory to�the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of�Action(JCPOA), also known as�the Iran nuclear deal, according to�Secretary of�State Rex Tillerson.
"The President said he is either going to�fix it or cancel it. We are in�the process of�trying to�deliver on�the promise he made to�fix it," he told AP.


Touching upon�the Trump administration's talks with�members of�Congress,�Tillersonsaid that "I don't want to�suggest we're across�the finish line on�anything yet."

His remarks come as�Trump has yet to�make a formal decision on�certifying the Iran nuclear deal, which stipulates Tehran sticking to�its side of�the JCPOA in�exchange for�an easing of�US sanctions against�the Iranian economy.

In October 2017, Trump refused to�certify�the JCPOA, which he said was not in�America's national security interest. This time, the Iran nuclear deal is set to�be certified by�the US President by�January 12.

The JCPOA was signed in�July 2015 by�the European Union, Iran and the P5+1 group of�nations, namely the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom plus Germany.



The deal stipulates that Iran scrap its nuclear program in�exchange for�relief from�US, EU and UN Security Council nuclear-related economic sanctions.

'Embarrassment' to�the United States.

Even during�his election campaign, Trump slammed the JCPOA as "the worst deal ever negotiated." Since entering office in�January, he had more than�once criticized Iran for�alleged non-compliance with�the agreement.

Trump also threatened to�pull out�from the deal, which was endorsed by�his predecessor�Barack Obama�and led to�the removal of�all nuclear-related US sanctions against�Tehran.

During his speech at�the UN General Assembly on�September 19, Trump claimed that the JCPOA served was merely a disguise for�Iran's nuclear program and called the deal itself an "embarrassment" to�the United States.

In 2017, Washington slapped�an array of�sanctions�against�Iran, citing the Islamic Republic's drive to�continue its missile program.