Germany, Russian foreign ministers call for Iran deal to be upheld
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MOSCOW - The foreign ministers of Germany and Russia said on Thursday they were working to preserve the Iran nuclear deal after US President Donald Trump announced Washington would leave it and ordered sanctions reimposed on Tehran.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said it was crucial Iran sticks to its obligations under the international 2015 deal despite Trump promising to impose new sanctions on Tehran. Moscow, he said, could use its influence on Tehran to that end.
"It is necessary that Iran stays in the agreement. It is in Iran's interest, too, to keep the agreement alive," Maas said after meeting Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow.
President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the deal on Tuesday, saying it was deeply flawed, a stance at odds with major US allies and Russia and China. Under the accord, reached before Trump took office, Iran curbed its nuclear fuel production drive and won sanctions relief in return.
Maas said Germany was seeking more details from the United States about fresh sanctions Washington was considering.
