Sputnik - The United States has extended the national emergency with respect to Iran, President Donald Trump informed in a letter the US House of Representatives speaker and the Senate President.



"Actions and policies of�the government of�Iran, including its development of�ballistic missiles, support for�international terrorism and human rights abuses, continue to�pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to�the national security, foreign policy, and economy of�the United States," Trump said on�Monday.


The US president added that for�those reasons, he has "determined it is necessary to�continue the national emergency declared with�respect to�Iran and to�maintain in�force comprehensive sanctions against�Iran to�respond to�this threat."

Trump noted that the�national emergency�with�respect to�Iran that was declared on�March 15, 1995, will remain in�effect beyond�March 15.

While Washington lifted the�sanctions on�Iran�consistent with�the 2015 nuclear agreement commitments, comprehensive non-nuclear-related sanctions remain in�place.

In July 2015, the European Union, Iran, and the P5+1 group of�nations�� the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom plus Germany�� signed an agreement to�gradually lift sanctions imposed on�Iran in�exchange for�Tehran maintaining the peaceful nature of�its nuclear program.

On January 30, Trump asked the Congress to�address the flaws in�what he termed was a "terrible Iran nuclear deal." Earlier that month, Trump announced he would waive the sanctions on�Iran as�required by�the nuclear agreement but�for the last time. The US president also threatened to�withdraw the United States from�the agreement if it is not amended. Other countries that have signed the deal reaffirmed their commitment to�the agreement.