Europeans urge Iran to stick with nuclear deal as 'no credible alternative'
European states pushed Iran on Wednesday to stick with a 2015 deal with world powers that curbed Tehran's nuclear program, stressing during a United Nations Security Council meeting that there is "no credible, peaceful alternative."
U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the deal last year, inflaming tensions between Tehran and Washington that culminated last week with Iran shooting down a U.S. drone. Trump ordered retaliatory air strikes but called them off at the last minute.
"The JCPOA is a nuclear agreement that has been working and delivering on its goals. There is also no credible, peaceful alternative," European Union U.N. Ambassador Joao Vale de Almeida told the 15-member U.N. Security Council, using the acronym for the deal's formal name, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
