LONDON: Britain, France and Germany have agreed that the nuclear deal that US President Donald Trump has threatened to scrap stays the easiest way of forestalling Tehran getting nuclear weapons, British Prime Minister Theresa May's place of job said on Sunday.
May had phone calls with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel the place they agreed the deal may want to be broadened to cover areas akin to ballistic missiles, what happens when the deal expires, and what they imagine Iran's destabilising regional task, a statement said.
"They committed to continue working closely together and with the US on how to tackle the range of challenges that Iran poses - including those issues that a new deal might cover," the statement said.
This comes as a deadline looms next month for Trump to make a decision on whether to revive US economic sanctions on Tehran - something which could ruin the 2015 settlement which lifted some sanctions in alternate for curbs on Iran's nuclear programme.
Speaking on a whistle-stop Middle East excursion on Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington would abandon the nuclear deal until talks with European partners yield improvements.
"We've certainly made some (progress with the Europeans)," he said. "There is still work to do. They said: 'Great, we will support you if you get the fixes'."
Macron later spoke with President Hassan Rouhani and agreed to work with him in coming weeks to preserve the nuclear deal, his place of job said in a statement.
The French president often known as for discussions on Iran's ballistic missile programmes, its nuclear actions past 2025 and the rustic's function in Middle East crises, in step with his place of job, in a dialog that lasted more than an hour.
May had phone calls with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel the place they agreed the deal may want to be broadened to cover areas akin to ballistic missiles, what happens when the deal expires, and what they imagine Iran's destabilising regional task, a statement said.
"They committed to continue working closely together and with the US on how to tackle the range of challenges that Iran poses - including those issues that a new deal might cover," the statement said.
This comes as a deadline looms next month for Trump to make a decision on whether to revive US economic sanctions on Tehran - something which could ruin the 2015 settlement which lifted some sanctions in alternate for curbs on Iran's nuclear programme.
Speaking on a whistle-stop Middle East excursion on Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington would abandon the nuclear deal until talks with European partners yield improvements.
"We've certainly made some (progress with the Europeans)," he said. "There is still work to do. They said: 'Great, we will support you if you get the fixes'."
Macron later spoke with President Hassan Rouhani and agreed to work with him in coming weeks to preserve the nuclear deal, his place of job said in a statement.
The French president often known as for discussions on Iran's ballistic missile programmes, its nuclear actions past 2025 and the rustic's function in Middle East crises, in step with his place of job, in a dialog that lasted more than an hour.
Britain, France and Germany agree support for Iran deal
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