Iran Threatens to Withdraw from Nuclear Deal

JERUSALEM, Israel – On the first anniversary of the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned it would withdraw from the agreement if the U.S. fails to meet its commitments.

The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council (U.S., U.K., France, Russia and China, plus Germany) signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), on July 14, 2015.

On Thursday, President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry both praised the deal.  

"Iran has implemented its nuclear-related commitments, as verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency," Obama said in a statement posted by The Washington Examiner. "As a result, all of Iran's pathways to a nuclear weapon remain closed."

Kerry said the deal "made the world safer."

But Israel says Iran continues developing its ballistic missile program and support terror groups such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip with funds from lifted sanctions. Iran also continues its threats to annihilate Israel.

Meanwhile, Israel's Foreign Ministry criticized the European Union's decision to open an office in Tehran.

"The opening of an E.U. office in Iran is a grave mistake," the statement began. "Iran's behavior has not changed. It is the world's worst state sponsor of terror. It funds murder throughout the Middle East. It hangs gays and brutally represses its own people.

"Iran brazenly violates its international obligations while literally emblazoning its missiles with "Israel will be wiped out." Iran recently appointed a cleric head of the assembly of experts who calls for the destruction of both Israel and America.