REACTION TO US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S SPEECH ON IRAN:
* EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini
The United States cannot unilaterally cancel the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. "This deal is not a bilateral agreement ... The international community, and the European Union with it, has clearly indicated that the deal is, and will, continue to be in place."
* Britain, France and Germany
The leaders issue a joint statement warning the US against taking decisions that could harm the nuclear deal such as reimposing sanctions. They also say they share US concerns over Iran's ballistic missile program and regional destabilising activities and are ready to work with Washington to address those concerns.
* Russia's foreign ministry
No place in international diplomacy for threatening and aggressive rhetoric, and such methods are doomed to fail. Alexei Pushkov, a Russian parliamentarian, says neither Moscow nor Beijing backs Trump's stance: "Russia of course does not support the US position, nor does China. So Trump will be left in proud isolation in an attempt to improve his image among his own supporters"
* No immediate reaction from China
* Israeli Intelligence Minister Israel Katz:
Trump's speech could lead to war. "Iran is the new North Korea. We see where things are going."
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Congratulates US President Donald Trump for his speech. "He (Trump) boldly confronted Iran's terrorist regime (and) created an opportunity to fix this bad deal, to roll back Iran's aggression and to confront its criminal support of terrorism."
* Saudi Arabia
Welcomes new US policy towards Iran. Says lifting sanctions allowed Iran to develop its ballistic missile program and step up its support for militant groups such as Lebanese Shi'ite movement Hezbollah and the Houthi group in Yemen.
