Ex-IRGC chief: Iran to leave nuclear weapons treaty if US ditches deal - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Apr 26, 2018

TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 10: Mohsen Rezaei, a former Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander and two-time presidential candidate (in uniform), stands during Friday Prayers during a Qods (Jerusalem) Day rally, an annual pro-Palestinian event, in Tehran, Iran, on July 10, 2015. Rally-goers turned out in cities across Iran, chanting "Death to America" and "Death to Israel," as Iran negotiates the final rounds of a nuclear deal with six world powers in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images) — Mohsen Rezaei, former commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (in uniform), stands during Friday prayers during a Quds Day rally, an annual event in support of the Palestinians, Tehran, July 10, 2015. — Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images

An Iranian man reads a copy of the daily newspaper 'Omid Javan' bearing a picture of US President Donald Trump with a headline that reads in Persian "Crazy Trump and logical JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action)", on October 14, 2017, in front of a kiosk in the capital Tehran.
Iranians responded with anger and mockery to the bellicose criticism of their government by US President Donald Trump who threatened to tear up the landmark nuclear deal.
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