TEHRAN, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Iran's deputy foreign minister accused the United States of violating the nuclear deal known as JCOPA by renewing sanctions against the Islamic republic, semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Thursday.
"In our eyes, the JCOPA has been violated (by the United States), and we will give deserved response," Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was quoted as saying.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a sanctions bill on Russia, Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Sanctions against Iran is mainly in response to Tehran's growing missile program.
The signing of fresh anti-Iran sanctions by Trump is an attempt to destroy the JCOPA, Araqchi, who is also Iran's senior nuclear negotiator, said.
Washington believes the JCPOA has strengthened Iran in the region, he said, adding "they think that this situation must be reversed and Iran must be put under pressure."
Imposing fresh sanctions on Iran is an attempt to reduce Tehran's benefits from the nuclear deal and to negatively affect its "successful implementation," he said, according to Press TV.
Araqchi also said that, in a committee chaired by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, several decisions were made over reactions towards Washington's "provocative measures," which will be duly handed over to the Iranian Foreign Ministry and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Iranian officials have repeatedly said Iran maintains its right to respond to the United States if the latter does not comply with the nuclear deal.
Iran and six world powers, namely Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States, reached an agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue in July 2015, which put Tehran on the path of sanctions relief but with more strict limits on its nuclear program.
