Sputnik - US President Donald Trump's refusal to re-certify the Iran Nuclear Deal has triggered speculation that the agreement could soon be abandoned by the US.




France�s Defense Minister Florence Parly said during�her first visit to�the United States that Paris "needs the JCPOA" (Joint Comprehensive Plan of�Action, also known as�Iran Nuclear Deal) despite�it condemns Tehran's "destabilizing" behavior.
"Scrapping it would be a gift to�Iran�s hardliners, and a first step towards�future wars," Florence Parly said as�quoted by�Reuters, addeing that Paris is working "seriously" to�tackle Iran's "destabilising ballistic and regional activities."


US President Donald Trump has fallen short of�re-certifying the deal at�his speech on�a new strategy towards�Iran. He has also given Congress 60 days to�decide if� the sanctions that were lifted under�the terms of�the deal should be re-imposed.


Washington's step was met� with�a lack of�enthusiasm from�the parties that signed the JCPOA in�2015, known as�the P5+1 group that includes Iran, China, France, Germany, the European Union, Russia and the UK.

The agreement that came into�force in�early 2016, stipulated the lifting of�anti-Iran economic and diplomatic sanctions by�Western countries in�exchange for�closing Tehran's nuclear program.