Аmbassador: Iran was ready for US’ quitting the nuclear deal

Iran has always realized the U.S. could quit the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear program and got ready for it, Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanai said in an interview with TASS.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran, despite the pessimism regarding the Western countries’ positions, has been moving forward the negotiations process on JCPOA, and, of course, has always realized the West’s possible violations, especially by the U.S., and thus has got prepared for the U.S. quitting the deal," TASS quoted the diplomat as saying.