US' nixing Iran Deal to worsen security situation: German FM

'We fear that signals coming from the US may mean that Washington wants to withdraw from the Deal,' Sigmar Gabriel said.

Gabriel also said that if Iran Deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), fails, the US' attempts to settle the North Korean crisis will probably backfire.

Saying that Berlin is ready to increase diplomatic pressure on Tehran, Gabriel added, 'We do not want to see this agreement damaged.'

Reiterating that Germany, France and Britain urge the US to refrain from exiting the JCPOA, Gabriel said the Deal shouldn’t be victimized.

Opposition to US withdrawal from the Deal has been seen all around the world in the past few weeks.

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said on Monday in Rome that Iran Nuclear Deal does not belong to one or two countries, but to the whole world.

She said, 'We put all our power to the service of peace, and this was crucial for the success of the negotiations.'

She added, 'At the same time, Iran nuclear deal has also shown the power of international cooperation. Through diplomacy and dialogue we achieved a win-win solution, we set a milestone for non-proliferation, and we prevented a dangerous, devastating military escalation.'

'Since we reached the deal, two years ago, the International Atomic Energy Agency has been monitoring the implementation of the deal, and it has certified Iran's compliance eight times,' she said.

Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano said in the 20th Edoardo Amaldi Conference in Rome on Monday, 'We were asked by the UN Security Council to verify and monitor that Iran is implementing its nuclear-related commitments under the agreement.'

Russia said on Monday that Trump's possible withdrawal from the JCPOA will have negative consequences.

On Saturday, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani voiced that Donald Trump cannot change the irreversibility of the Deal.

The landmark nuclear deal between the UN Security Council permanent members plus Germany and Iran was finalized and signed on July 14, 2015 after years of high-scale tensions over Iran's nuclear program.

By October 15, the US administration should report about Iran's compliance to the Congress. But now, US President Donald Trump, who wishes to put an end to the Deal, is, reportedly, to send it to the Congress in order to press the legislators to put Iran under more pressure.

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