Paris (CNN) French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed Europe's commitment to the Iran nuclear deal Wednesday while urging Tehran to take part in future discussions over its ballistic missile program. Earlier Wednesday, France's Foreign Secretary Jean-Yves Le Drian had attempted to calm tensions by insisting the Iran deal was "not dead." ''We must not question the Iran deal, however we also need to talk about a broader deal that goes beyond it," Merkel added. UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson told Parliament he regretted Trump's decision, but added that "Britain has no intention of walking away." While Trump's decision was met with dismay in Europe, Israel and Saudi Arabia praised the US withdrawal.

Source: CNN May 09, 2018 09:45 UTC