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India on Wednesday addressed the United States’ decision to pull out of the nuclear deal with Iran. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said, “India has always maintained that

Iranian nuclear issue should be resolved peacefully through dialogue and diplomacy by respecting Iran’s right to peaceful uses of nuclear energy international community’s strong interest in

exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme.” Top American allies, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Canada regretted and expressed concerns over the decision of

US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iranian nuclear deal. "It is with regret and concern that we, the leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom take note of President

Trump's decision to withdraw the United States of America from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action," British Prime Minister Theresa May, French President Emmanuel Macron and

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday. In a joint statement issued soon after Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Iranian nuclear deal on Tuesday, the leaders

emphasised their continuing commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). "This agreement remains important for our shared security. This resolution remains the binding

international legal framework for the resolution of the dispute about the Iranian nuclear programme. We urge all sides to remain committed to its full implementation and to act in a spirit

of responsibility," the three leaders said. Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton said the US was having consultations with its top allies. "It has been already in

consultations with European and other allies before today's announcement because we were trying to be fully transparent with them," Bolton told reporters at the White House. The

President already made some calls yesterday and will make more. "I'm going to be discussing this tomorrow morning with my British, French, and German counterparts, so we're

already underway," he said. Leaders of the three countries encouraged Iran to show restraint in response to the decision by the US. Iran must continue to meet its own obligations under

the deal, cooperating fully and in a timely manner with IAEA inspection requirements, they reiterated.