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Muhammad Javad Zarif spoke at the MED Dialogues Conference in Rome on Thursday that both Iran and the EU remain committed to preserving the nuclear agreement despite the US withdrawal. However, Mr Zarif said US President Donald Trump could not be trusted with any future talks for any new agreements. The Foreign Minister said: "If we are to make an agreement with the United States, what is the guarantee that the agreement will last after the flight?

“You remember Canada?" Mr Zarif referred to the G7 meeting last June where Trump refused to sign a closing communique once Air Force One had left the summit’s Canadian venue. He said: "How are we to be confident that the signature stays on the paper?" Mr Zarif and his Italian counterpart Enzo Moavero Milanesi met in the Italian capital on Thursday so they could determine how to best get around the fresh US sanctions against Tehran. READ MORE: US sanctions on Iran put global oil market at RISK as Iran enters a recession

Javad Zarif called Trump 'untrustworthy'

Enzo Milanesi reiterated support for the nuclear agreement

According to Mr Zarif they discussed "the Iran nuclear deal and the special European mechanism to protect the accord following the US’ unilateral and illegal withdrawal”. Mr Milanese also reiterated Italy’s, and the other signatories’, commitment to the agreement despite the US’ withdrawal in May. Since the US’s withdrawal, Trump has reimposed multiple rounds of sanctions against Iran. Under the nuclear deal, sanctions against Tehran were eased allowing for more foreign business investment and for the Iranian economy to grow.

Zarif condemned US sanctions

Since the reimposing of sanctions, Iran’s economy has been crippled with the country falling into a recession. Trump has told foreign businesses in Iran that they had to phase out operations or else they would face consequences. The UK, EU, China and Russia have said that they will continue trading with Iran outside of the US’ financial network. On September 24, the foreign ministers from the remaining signatories were going to create a Special Purpose Vehicle (SVP) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in order to continue legitimate transactions in accordance to EU law.

Iran has fallen into a recession from the sanctions