Maersk latest company to shun Iran as EU scrambles to save nuclear deal
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Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk on Thursday joined a growing list of companies preparing to call a halt to doing business with Iran, casting doubts on whether European leaders can keep alive a nuclear deal with Tehran.
Maersk's move comes a day after French energy group Total and other European companies signalled they could exit Iran ahead of a reimposition of sanctions following the United States' decision to pull out of the Iran accord.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the European Union must protect European Union companies doing business with Iran from US sanctions.
But Macron, joining EU leaders for a summit in Bulgaria, also said he recognised that big companies would want to protect their own interests.
"International companies with interests in many countries make their own choices according to their own interests. They should continue to have this freedom," he said.
