Iran has threatened to pull out of the deal unless the European powers make it possible for it to receive economic benefits. European countries share some of Washington's concerns but say abandoning the nuclear deal would not help address them. New US sanctions have largely succeeded in persuading European companies to abandon plans to invest in Iran. Despite European efforts to preserve the nuclear deal, relations between Tehran and the EU have worsened. The three main European powers are also assessing whether to push for new sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missile programme, diplomats have told Reuters.

Source: bd News24 January 31, 2019 07:06 UTC