The European Union is pressuring President Trump to keep America's commitment to the Iran Nuclear Deal. A Friday deadline is fast approaching for the US president to certify Iranian compliance with the deal and keep oil sanctions lifted. The Associated Press and others are reporting the president is expected to extend sanctions relief. But as our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek reports, the EU is still being very vocal on where it stands.  

Four of Europe's top diplomats -- all in agreement.

FEDERICA MOGHERINI EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF "It's delivering on its main goal which is keeping the Iranian nuclear program in check."

Thursday morning in Brussels the EU's high representative and the foreign ministers of France, Germany and the UK met with their Iranian counterpart. Europe is united on the issue of keeping the Iran Nuclear Agreement alive and intact. Across the Atlantic, U.S. President Trump holds his own view of the deal--officially known the JCPOA. He's called it the worst agreement ever negotiated. And while Trump is expected on Friday to extend it and not reimpose sanctions against Iran. He could always scrap America's commitment to the deal down the road. Europe says if that's his plan, he better find a new way to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

BORIS JOHNSON BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY "I think it is incumbent on those who oppose the JCPOA to come up with that better solution because we haven't seen it so far."

Still, Europe is facing its own criticism. Outside the foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, protesters demanded the EU take a stronger stance against the Iranian government. They're showing their solidarity with the protesters who've rocked the Shia state-as anger against Iran's leaders mount, in part, over perceptions the economic benefits of the nuclear deal haven't trickled down to average citizens. Many experts, however, say it is truly one of the best tools for keeping Iran a non-nuclear state.

IAN LESSER GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE US "I think there is a consensus actually in the American strategic community as well certainly in Europe, it's far better to have this deal than not to have it."

KEVIN OZEBEK BRUSSELS While Europe's diplomats are adamant the U.S. should stay with the Iran Deal-they also say they share some of America's concerns. The EU also says Iran is destabilizing politics in the region-but thinks that should be dealt with outside the framework of the deal. Kevin Ozebek, CGTN, Brussels.