Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
The announcement indicated Iran's determination to break from the 2015 nuclear accord, which has unraveled since the Trump administration pulled America out.
President Hassan Rouhani threatened to do more if world powers didn't protect Iran from the impact of U.S. sanctions.
The White House suddenly announced a U.S. aircraft carrier and a bomber wing would be deployed in the Persian Gulf.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tehran has been cooperating with inspectors and limiting stockpiles of key nuclear materials.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
But it's music to the ears of foreign policy hawks like John Bolton and Lindsey Graham.
The secretary of state avoided specifics on how he would convince the rest of the world to abandon the existing nuclear accord.
The U.S. withdrawal from the accord was a “violation of morals,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said.
Much of the U.S. public appears not to have any deeply held convictions about the accord.
Those who said the United States could never be trusted have been proved right.
"‘Pulling out’ is a bit of a misnomer," the Fox News host said.