Political leaders around the world have weighed in on US President Donald Trump's decision to decertify the nuclear deal with Iran.
Officials in the US and Europe, as well as in the Middle East, have both praised and criticised the president's strategy on the international nuclear agreement.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani responded shortly after Mr Trump spoke.
"Today the United States is more than ever opposed to the nuclear deal and more than ever against the Iranian people," he said.
Trump vows not to sign off
In a written statement, the Islamic Republican of Iran proclaimed Mr Trump's action "proves once again that the United States is not a reliable negotiating partner".
The president's announcement now leaves it up to Congress to decide upon new sanctions to impose on Iran.
Europe
The European Union's Federica Mogherini said the current deal is "working and delivering", adding that the rest of the world would work to preserve the agreement.
The foreign affairs policy-maker also criticised Mr Trump's unilateral action, contending the deal is not a domestic issue and is not in the hands of any one president to terminate.
British Prime Minister Theresa May released a joint statement with France's Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Angela Merkel, saying they are "concerned by the possible implications".
"We stand committed to the [deal] and its full implementation by all sides", they wrote, adding that it "is in our shared national security interest".
"We look to Iran to engage in constructive dialogue to stop de-stabilising actions and work towards negotiated solutions," the statement said.
Mr Macron also said the latest developments "will not put an end to the Iranian nuclear accord, and that together all the parties in France and its European partners will continue to meet their commitments".
He added that he was considering visiting Tehran after speaking by phone with President Rouhani.
Russia
In a statement, the Russian foreign ministry stressed on the "inadmissibility of using aggressive and threatening rhetoric in international relations", saying Moscow "remains committed" to the deal.
The statement added that "there can be no question of any resumption of sanctions by the UN Security Council".
United States
Senator Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware, quickly slammed Mr Trump's decision "to throw this hand grenade in the lap of Congress".
"He doesn't have to blow up this deal this way," he said.
Democratic lawmaker Adam Schiff described the White House strategy as "alienating our allies... all part of the new Trump doctrine: Lead from Behind".
Rhode Island Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse said Mr Trump is "casting aside concern for the safety of the American people and our allies just to erase a victory for his predecessor".
"That is not putting America first," he added.
In a joint statement released by the Congressional Homeland Security Committee, several Republicans cheered Mr Trump and pledged to work with him to "hold Iran strictly accountable to its commitments, and support efforts to counter all the Iranian threats".
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