MNA � A senior Iranian parliamentary official welcomed Tehran�s decision to reduce commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA), saying that to counter US President Donald Trump's irrational moves, one must take the position of power.

In a Thursday tweet, Special Assistant to the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament for International Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, wrote, �The Iranian Government�s move for confronting the West�s JCPOA non-commitment is welcome.�

Noting that the international community knows the power politics well, the official said that the governments "must retreat enemies by power politics and power of logic in a steeper slope."

�With irrational [moves by] Trump, one must cope with him from the position of power,� he added.

Iran�s decision to reduce commitments to the JCPOA comes as Washington is ramping up pressure against Iran, by re-imposing new sanctions, including restrictions on Iran's low-level uranium enrichment, and ending the sanctions waivers for Iran�s major oil clients in an attempt to drive the country�s oil exports to zero.

Iran has stressed that it has no intention to leave the JCPOA, and its decision on reducing commitments is still within the framework of the agreement.