Iran says Europe must offset US pullout from nuclear deal
Berlin — Europe should take action to neutralise the consequences of the US decision to quit a 2015 Iran nuclear accord to ensure its own long-term economic interests, Iran’s foreign minister said in an interview published on Saturday. Mohammed Javad Zarif told Germany’s Der Spiegel news magazine that Iran could "reduce its implementation" of the agreement and possibly increase uranium enrichment activities if the nuclear agreement was jeopardised by "the actions of the Americans and the passivity of the Europeans." "The Europeans and other signatories must act to offset the consequences of the US sanctions," Zarif told the magazine, calling a package of measures drafted by Europe an important step that should now be implemented. "What is paramount: Europe should do so not for Iran, but for its own sovereign and long-term economic interests." European Union officials strongly oppose the May decision by the United States to withdraw from the nuclear agreement, and have sought to salv...
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