The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) related to Iran’s nuclear program was reviewed at the summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump in Helsinki on Monday.
The New York Times reported that the two leaders seemed to agree to disagree on Russia’s annexation of Crimea and on the Iran nuclear deal, adding that Putin made a point of noting that the two leaders still disagree strongly on the Iran nuclear deal.
“During the talks we said straight that we are worried by the US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue. It stays unchanged. I would like to stress that thanks to the nuclear deal, Iran has become a country that is most frequently checked by IAEA worldwide,” said Putin.
***Nationwide Protests
Trump said Monday that Iran was being roiled by nationwide riots since he pulled out of the international nuclear accord and that Washington supports the protesters.
Trump, interviewed after the summit, said that Russia still supported the nuclear accord because it does business with Tehran, so the deal is in Moscow's interest.
"It is not good for us or for the world, but they have riots in all their cities," Trump told Fox News.
"The inflation is rampant, going through the roof. And not that you want to hurt anybody, but that regime wouldn't let the people know that we are behind them 100%.
"They are having big protests all over the country, probably as big as they have ever had before. And battles happened since I terminated that deal, so we will see," he added.
Trump in May pulled the United States from the nuclear deal signed between Tehran and world powers in 2015.
He reimposed US sanctions that had been suspended in return for controls on Tehran's nuclear program, effectively barring many multinational firms from doing business in or with Iran.
