Iran slams US on nuclear deal

TIL Desk/World/New York-Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the United States Thursday of “a lack of compliance” with the nuclear deal agreed between Tehran and world powers last July.

Speaking to global leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Rouhani then attacked the US for what he described as “illegal actions,” referring to the US Supreme Court decision in April to allow US victims of terror to claim nearly $2 billion in compensation from Iran’s central bank.

The decision allows impounded Iranian assets to be distributed to more than 1,000 US survivors of terror attacks for which the US deems Iranian groups responsible. Rouhani blamed the ruling on the influence of “Zionist pressure groups” in Washington.