Reuters - President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday Iran had plans to respond to any move by U.S. President Donald Trump on the 2015 nuclear agreement and the United States would regret a decision to exit the accord.

Trump has said unless European allies rectify �flaws� in Tehran�s nuclear agreement with world powers by May 12 he will refuse to extend U.S. sanctions relief for Iran.

�We have plans to resist any decision by Trump on the nuclear accord,� Rouhani said in a speech carried live by state television.

�Orders have been issued to our atomic energy organization ... and to the economic sector to confront America�s plots against our country,� Rouhani told a rally in northeast Iran.

�America is making a mistake if it leaves the nuclear accord,� Rouhani said.

Britain, France and Germany remain committed to the nuclear accord but, in an effort to keep Washington in it, want to open talks on Iran�s ballistic missile program, its nuclear activities beyond 2025 - when key provisions of the deal expire - and its role in Middle East crises such as Syria and Yemen.

�We will not negotiate with anyone about our weapons and defenses, and we will make and store as many weapons, facilities and missiles as we need,� Rouhani said, reiterating a rejection by Iranian leaders of talks on Iran�s missile program which Tehran says is defensive.


Reporting by Dubai newsroom; Editing by Janet Lawrence