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Iran today said three European states had succumbed to “high school bully” Donald Trump when they triggered a dispute mechanism in a nuclear pact the US President opposes, a step that could eventually lead to reimposing UN sanctions.

The pact, known as the JCPoA, was agreed in 2015 between Tehran and world powers, offering Iran sanctions relief if it curbed its nuclear work. Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018 and reimposed US sanctions, saying he wanted a tougher deal. Iran has responded by scaling back its compliance with terms of the pact, saying this month it rejected all limits on uranium enrichment, although it says it wants to keep the deal in place.