US allies in Europe vow to stand by Iran nuclear deal
Trump announced Friday that he would not recertify the multilateral agreement, claiming Iran had not kept its end of the 2015 deal, and called on Congress and US allies to address its "many serious flaws" or see it "terminated.".
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Announcing his move, Trump cited "multiple violations of the agreement."
However, the International Atomic Energy Agency, American allies and the US government all have said Tehran is complying with the official pact.
May, Merkel and Macron reiterated in their declaration that Iran had not been found in breach of the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and that it had been unanimously endorsed by the UN Security Council.
"Therefore, we encourage the US Administration and Congress to consider the implications to the security of the US and its allies before taking any steps that might undermine the JCPoA, such as re-imposing sanctions on Iran lifted under the agreement," they said.
Both May and Macron had spoken with Trump in the days before his announcement to urge him to maintain his country's commitment to the deal, which the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China, the EU and Iran signed in 2015.
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