“This is about convincing President Trump, it’s not a new deal with Iran,” a senior European Union diplomat said. That would technically leave the Iran nuclear deal intact but would, in effect, impose additional conditions on Tehran. “For us ... the highest priority is keeping the nuclear agreement and full implementation on all sides,” he said. “The nuclear agreement was negotiated with seven countries and the EU and can’t be renegotiated or replaced on a whim.”Macron tried to counter suggestions of dissent among the Europeans. He reserved particular scorn for Trump, who informed European powers on Jan. 12 they must agree to “fix the terrible flaws of the Iran nuclear deal” or he would refuse to extend US sanctions relief on Iran.

Source: bd News24 April 26, 2018 00:45 UTC