IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday [5-8-18] that Iran would remain committed to a multinational nuclear deal despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 agreement designed to deny Tehran the ability to build nuclear weapons…The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is the full name for the nuclear deal struck in 2015 between Iran, the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council – the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France – and Germany. Trump’s decision sets the stage for a resurgence of political infighting within Iran’s complex power structure, Iranian officials told Reuters. It could tip the balance of power in favor of hardliners looking to constrain Rouhani’s ability to open up to the West.”
-Parisa Hafezi, “Rouhani says Iran will remain in nuclear deal without U.S.,” Reuters, May 8, 2018 12:23 pm