Iran gives list of demands to Europe for it to stay in the nuclear accord
Finding ways around Trump’s hardcore approach — he has told countries to stop buying Iranian oil — is proving tricky
Tehran/Dubai — Iran has sent a list of demands to France, Germany and Britain as its price for staying in the nuclear accord, as tough US moves on oil sales make European commitments increasingly urgent. The statement on the official government website, dolat.ir, didn’t give details of the letters Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sent to French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Theresa May, but it said Rouhani decided to spell out Iran’s conditions for staying in the deal to his European partners, the statement said. Iran and the five remaining parties are scrambling to salvage the accord after US President Donald Trump announced last month that the US was withdrawing and would re-impose sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Trump warned at the time that other nations would face sanctions unless they stopped trading with the Islamic Republic, and on Tuesday, the US state department said it is pressing allies to end all imports of Iran...
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