Britain, France and Germany are to mount a last-ditch effort to dissuade Iran from effectively quitting the nuclear deal, warning time was running out for negotiations and the risk of war in the region “has not been averted”. A US war with Iran looms. Officials from the three EU states, which support the deal, will also meet with China and Russia to discuss the situation. Rouhani made it clear he was not yet willing to sit with Donald Trump and the US to renegotiate the deal. Phillip InmanMeanwhile, US military officials have produced further evidence to support Washington’s claim that Iran was behind last week’s tanker attacks.

Source: The Guardian June 19, 2019 15:11 UTC