"If the nuclear deal is destroyed with the US move, certainly, it will not benefit the US", Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani stated on Tuesday.
"If the US starts confrontation against Iran, we will not certainly remain passive," Shamkhani warned.
The Iranian official warned again that Iran would not budge and would not grant any more concessions under any circumstances.
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council also warned of the country's reaction to the US possible withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, stressing that Washington's move would not lead to more concessions by Tehran.
Shamkhani said that the US is pleased with Europe's partnership in pressuring Tehran to make more concessions and US President Donald Trump is likely to distance himself from his past position to fully destroy the nuclear deal but "they have understood somehow that the Islamic Republic of Iran will stand against this strategy firmly and will not accept any excessive demands to make new concessions".
"This strategy will certainly fail and the bigger failure on this path will be for the Europeans," he added.
In relevant remarks earlier today, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani played down the impact of Trump's possible decision to walk away from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers.
Rouhani said his administration had always sought "constructive interaction" under "win-win conditions" with the world.
Trump has described the deal, which was negotiated under his predecessor, Barack Obama, as “the worst and most one-sided transaction Washington has ever entered into,” a characterization he often used during his presidential campaign, and threatened to tear it up.
US President Donald Trump said he would announce a decision on the future of the Iran nuclear deal at 2 p.m. ET Tuesday.
Iranian leaders, however, have repeatedly stressed that the JCPOA is non-negotiable and dismissed the possibility of continuing with the agreement solely with America's European allies.
