Europe, Iran pledge to uphold pact without United States

[Mosby]

LONDON (Reuters) - Both Washington’s European allies and Tehran pledged on Tuesday to uphold the 2015 Iran nuclear deal despite President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out and reimpose sanctions.

European leaders decried Trump’s decision to withdraw from the deal, which had lifted sanctions against Iran in return for curbs on its nuclear program. They called on Washington not to take steps that would prevent other countries from upholding it.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran aimed to continue to comply with the deal’s terms, and would swiftly reach out to the its other signatories - Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China - to keep it in place.

“Together, we emphasize our continuing commitment to the JCPoA,” the leaders of Britain, France and Germany said in a joint statement, referring to the deal by an acronym. “This agreement remains important for our shared security.”

“We urge the U.S. to ensure that the structures of the JCPoA can remain intact, and to avoid taking action which obstructs its full implementation by all other parties to the deal,” said the statement, provided by British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office after she spoke by phone to France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-reaction/europe-iran-pledge-to-uphold-pact-without-united-states-idUSKBN1I92TT

[BlueTsunami2018]

1. Which, of course, means that such actions will be taken.

The Asshole will take it as a challenge. And even though he has no idea what’s in it or what it does, he’ll try to fuck it up for everyone.

[More_Cowbell]

2. I wish there was a way for the American people who disagree to express that to Iran

Like, I'd pitch in for a donation to an Iranian charity or something. Just to verify that there are many millions of us who do not agree with the United States abandoning this pact.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. That's gonna piss off Fearless Leader.

It complicates engaging in a military "intervention" with Iran.

I wonder if he's going to "punish" the remaining parties to JCPoA.

[Ghost Dog]

4. Nuclear deal with Iran is crucial for the security of Europe and of the entire region

The European Union has rebuked Donald Trump over his move to break the Iran nuclear deal, telling the US president he does not have the power to unilaterally scrap the international agreement.

In a statement delivered on Tuesday night EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said the US should reconsider its position, but that it was not within the power of the country’s president to end the accord...

Speaking in Rome the EU’s Ms Mogherini said Europe “regrets” Mr Trump’s new policy, but added: “As we have always said the nuclear deal is not a bilateral agreement and it is not in the hands of any single country to terminate it unilaterally...

“The nuclear deal with Iran is crucial for the security of the region, of Europe and of the entire region. As long as Iran continues to implement its nuclear-related commitments as it is doing so far the European union will remain committed to the continued, full, and effective implementation for the nuclear deal.”...

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-donald-trump-iran-nuclear-deal-end-us-macron-france-rouhani-mogherini-a8342501.html