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American President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Iran denuclearization deal.
The agreement involved Iran dismantling its nuclear weapons program in exchange for the US ending its sanctions regime against the country. It was seen as a landmark achievement of the Obama administration. Its cancellation will lead to sanctions being reinstated.
However, America’s Allies are adamant that the deal was not just between the US and Iran. The leadership of Britain, France, Germany, and the European Union have all said they will keep the agreement alive.
The top European Union diplomat, Federica Mogherini, on Tuesday, called on the international community to stick to the Iran nuclear deal despite U.S. President Donald Trump announcing he was pulling out and reimposing sanctions on Tehran.
“The European Union is determined to preserve it,” EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said of the world powers’ agreement with Tehran.
The 2015 deal, worked out by the United States, five other international powers and Iran, eased sanctions on Iran in exchange for the country limiting its nuclear program. The pact is seen by many in the West as a way to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb.
Mogherini said she was particularly worried about reimposing new sanctions on Iran and urged Iran to remain committed to what she described as “one of the biggest achievements diplomacy has ever delivered.”
Trump said he was willing to negotiate a new deal with Iran, but Tehran already has ruled that out and threatened unspecified retaliation if Washington pulled out.
Iranian President said on Tuesday that Iran will remain in the nuclear deal without Washington.
Pulling out of, or not involving the US in international agreements has become characteristic of Trump, who would not sign the Paris Climate Agreement or the Pacific Partnership and has threatened to pull the US out of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
