IRAN will take reciprocal measures in response to any breach of this year’s nuclear deal, the Foreign Ministry warned Monday, after Tehran said new U.S. visa restrictions contravened the historic agreement.

    Iran has started to restrict its nuclear program under the terms of the July 14 deal with six world powers, including the U.S. When the restrictions are completed, international sanctions on Tehran will be lifted.

    Earlier this month, the U.S. Congress passed a law restricting visa-free travel rights for people who have visited Iran or hold dual Iranian nationality, a measure that Iran’s foreign minister called a breach of the deal.

    The measure, which affects citizens of the 38 mostly European countries that have visa waiver arrangements with the U.S., is framed as a counterterrorism measure and also targets Iraq, Syria and Sudan.

    “Any steps taken outside the agreement are unacceptable to Iran,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari told a televised news conference.

    He said a committee would be responsible for ordering the Iranian response to any breaches.

    EU countries have criticized the visa law, which was introduced after a series of Islamist attacks by citizens of Western countries who had been radicalized abroad.  (SD-Agencies)