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22:37, 13-May-2018
US wants to work with Europeans on new Iran deal
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The US wants to work with its European partners on a new agreement to counter Iran's "malign behavior" after its withdrawal from a landmark nuclear deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday.
"I'm hopeful in the days and weeks ahead we can come up with a deal that really works, that really protects the world from Iranian bad behavior, not just their nuclear program, but their missiles and their malign behavior as well," he told Fox News. "And I will work closely with the Europeans to try and achieve that."
White House National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Sunday that sanctions on European companies that do business with Iran after the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal are "possible."
National security adviser John Bolton arrives for a joint news conference between US President Donald Trump and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC., April 27, 2018. /Reuters Photo
National security adviser John Bolton arrives for a joint news conference between US President Donald Trump and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC., April 27, 2018. /Reuters Photo
"It's possible. It depends on the conduct of other governments," Bolton said on CNN's "State of the Union."
US President Donald Trump's pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal has upset Washington's European allies, cast uncertainty over global oil supplies and raised the risk of conflict in the Middle East. The UK, France and Germany remain committed to the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and issued a joint statement criticizing Trump's decision.
On Thursday, the US Treasury Department announced that it has imposed sanctions against nine Iranian individuals and entities it accused of transferring millions of dollars to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force.
Iran nuclear deal was signed in 2015 between Iran and six world powers – China, Russia, France, Britain, Germany and the US. Under the agreement, Iran has to halt its nuclear program, and the international community has to remove economic sanctions from Iran.
(With input from Reuters and AFP)
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