Reuters: Europe moves to safeguard interests in Iran after U.S. pullout
BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - Europe’s largest economies lobbied to protect their companies’ investments in Iran on Friday, seeking to keep the nuclear deal with Tehran alive after Washington pulled out and threatened to impose sanctions on European companies.
Germany and France have significant trade links with Iran and remain committed to the nuclear agreement, as does Britain, and the three countries’ foreign ministers plan to meet on Tuesday to discuss it.
That is part of a flurry of diplomatic activity following Tuesday’s unilateral withdrawal from what U.S. President Donald Trump called “a horrible, one-sided deal”, a move accompanied by the threat of penalties against any foreign firms doing business in Iran.
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WNU Editor: It is always abut the money. There will be an EU meeting with the Iranian foreign minister on Tuesday .... Iran minister to meet Europeans in Brussels on Tuesday: EU (Gulf Times/AFP). More here .... EU foreign policy chief calls Iran meeting with Britain, France, Germany (Politico).
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