Former secretary of state John Kerry said President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Iran deal "weakens our security" and "breaks America's word."
He tweeted his full statement:
Kerry was reportedly trying to save the deal. He met with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif at the United Nations in New York two weeks ago, their second meeting in about two months, to discuss ways of keeping the deal limiting Iran's nuclear weapons program intact, according to two sources familiar with the interactions.
The former secretary of state also met last month with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, separately sat down with French President Emmanuel Macron and spoke on the phone with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, the sources told CNN.