Reuters - Iran is carrying out its commitments under its nuclear deal with major powers, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said in the text of a speech posted online by his agency on Wednesday.

�Iran is implementing its nuclear-related commitments under the JCPOA,� Amano said, repeating his position on the deal, known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. �It is essential that Iran continues to fully implement those commitments.�

U.S. President Donald Trump, who has pulled his country out of the deal, on Wednesday called top U.S. intelligence chiefs �extremely passive and naive� on Iran, a day after they contradicted his views in congressional testimony.

Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by Hugh Lawson