1st LD: Iran says U.S. treatment of nuke deal "desperate attempt"

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said U.S. President Donald Trump's Friday announcement over the 2015 international nuclear deal is a "desperate attempt."

"Trump's policy and today's announcement amount to desperate attempts to undermine a solid multilateral agreement, maliciously violating its paras. 26, 28 and 29," Zarif tweeted. Enditem