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Trump's threats fuel nuclear ambitions among Iranian conservatives

Iranian conservatives renew the prospect of exiting the nonproliferation treaty in case the United States withdraws from the nuclear deal.
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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As President Donald Trump’s May 12 deadline to sign sanctions waivers under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) approaches, Iranian media are reflecting on various potential responses by the government in Tehran.

On April 12, Javan daily, a newspaper affiliated with the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) published a report arguing that a US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear accord is highly likely.

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