EU gears up efforts to save Iran’s nuclear deal
(VOVWORLD) - The European Union is trying to get the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) back on track, despite Tehran’s desire to retaliate against US sanctions.
Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif (Fifth from left) and P5+1 representatives prior to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signing in Lausanne, Switzerland on April 2, 2015. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani declared on Thursday that Iran will break one condition of the deal by returning to a higher level of uranium enrichment, and will give Britain, China, Russia, France and Germany just 60 days to deliver on their promise to protect Iran's oil and banking sectors from US sanctions. The EU still believes the deal is salvageable.
The same day as Rouhani’s announcement, US President Donald Trump said he is open to discussions with Iran’s leadership.