Fearing nuclear proliferation, Europe scrambles to calm Iran-US showdownUS President Donald Trump. "Iran's desire to prevent the crisis from escalating has bought us some time, it has the effect of cooling this down just a little," a senior EU diplomat told Reuters. What's most worrying is a miscalculation," said a French diplomatic source.Iran's decision on Monday to scrap all enrichment curbs has also left the European powers in an awkward position. A third EU diplomat said the decision to launch the process had been made, but that Friday was unlikely. "There is a concern that it could trigger an Iranian escalation," said a European diplomat.

Source: Standard Digital January 10, 2020 13:14 UTC