Following President Trump's statement confirming that the "the U.S. will suspend its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and begin the process of withdrawing from the INF Treaty", Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif opined that "it's not just the JCPOA or Iran: [it] seems this clique is allergic to anything with [a] U.S. signature on it. Message: any deal with U.S. government is not worth the ink; even treaties ratified by Congress".