Web Desk (May 08,2018): US President Donald Trump to brief regarding his concerns over Iran nuclear pact, today.
Trump has repeatedly threatened to withdraw from the deal, which eased economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran limiting its nuclear program, unless France, Germany and Britain — which also signed the agreement — fix what he has called its flaws.
The senior US official said the European allies had moved significantly in Trump’s direction on what he sees as the defects — the failure to address Iran’s ballistic missile programme, the terms under which international inspectors visit suspected Iranian sites, and “sunset” clauses under which some terms expire.
The official did not know, however, if the Europeans had done enough to convince Trump to remain in the deal.
European diplomats said privately they expected Trump to effectively withdraw from the agreement, which was struck by six major powers — Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States — and Iran in July 2015.
European leaders have warned that Trump’s withdrawal would strike a blow to the alliance between Western Europe and the United States, and undo years of negotiations that they say were successful in halting Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Iran has ruled out renegotiating the accord and threatened to retaliate, although it has not said exactly how, if Washington pulls out.
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