Sputnik - A possible US withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran may lead to possible "outbreaks" from Tehran, the Russian State Duma�s International Affairs Committee Chairman claims.




MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Russian State Duma�s International Affairs Committee Chairman Leonid Slutsky told Sputnik on�Thursday that a possible US withdrawal from�the nuclear deal with�Iran may lead to�possible "outbreaks" from�Tehran.

Earlier on�Thursday, the Washington Post newspaper reported that US President Donald Trump intended to "de-certify" the nuclear deal with�Iran next week. According to�the newspaper, Trump is expected to�deliver a speech on�October 12, when he will open the door to�modifying the agreement as�part of�a tougher approach toward�Iran. Under the terms of�the current nuclear agreement, Trump has time until�October 15 to�certify Iran's compliance.
"Today's Washington, apparently, needs to�stigmatize [Iran] on�this dossier, which is fraught with�possible outbreaks from�Tehran. This decision can hardly be called constructive," Slutsky said.


The lawmaker said that when the international mediators agreed on�Tehran's nuclear program in�2015, much of�the tension around�Iran had been released.

Slutsky stressed that this US intention looked like�a provocation.

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of�Action, also known as�the Iran nuclear deal, is an international agreement providing for�the gradual lifting of�economic and diplomatic sanctions imposed on�Iran by�Western countries in�exchange for�closing Tehran's nuclear program. The agreement was concluded between�Iran and the P5+1 countries (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, United States plus Germany) in�2015 after�years of�diplomatic work and came into�force in�January 2016.

Earlier, Trump said in�his speech to�the UN General Assembly that the deal was "an embarrassment" to�the United States.