The European Union’s chief diplomat took a defiant stance Tuesday after meeting with Iran’s foreign minister and other top European diplomats to try to salvage the Iran nuclear deal following President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States. All of those countries were signatories of the deal that aimed to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon in exchange for economic incentives. She said European leaders hoped to have a firm plan within a few weeks. This week, European leaders will consider whether to order European companies doing business in Iran to ignore U.S. sanctions. efforts to save the nuclear agreement, Zarif was noncommittal on his way out of Brussels.

Source: Washington Post May 15, 2018 17:20 UTC