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TEHRAN, April 29 -The leaders of Britain, France and Germany have reaffirmed their support for the landmark nuclear deal with Iran, noting that it is the best way to impose limitations on Iran's nuclear program.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) – According to a statement by the office of Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel made the remark in separate phone calls with the British premier as a May 12 deadline looms for US President Donald Trump to decide on whether to restore sanctions on Tehran.
Trump is a stern critic of the nuclear deal reached between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council -- the United States, France, Britain, China, Russia - plus Germany. Under the agreement, nuclear-related sanctions put in place against Iran were lifted in exchange for curbs on Tehran's nuclear program.
The US president on January 12 reluctantly agreed to waive sanctions against Iran that were lifted as part of the landmark deal, but threatened to withdraw from the accord if some "disastrous flaws" were not fixed.
He said he wanted America's European allies to use the 120-day period before sanctions relief again came up for renewal to agree to tougher measures and new conditions; otherwise Washington would pull out of the deal.
The three European leaders, however, said the JCPOA might need to be broadened to cover other issues such as Iran's missile program.
"They committed to continue working closely together and with the US on how to tackle the range of challenges that Iran poses – including those issues that a new deal might cover," the statement said.
The latest allegation by European leaders came as Iran has repeatedly warned that any failure to respect the multinational agreement would have grave consequences, stressing that there is no alternative to the nuclear accord.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on April 24 warned the United States against violating the nuclear accord, saying any failure to respect the multinational agreement would entail “grave consequences.”
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