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US Pushing Britain to Repeal Nuclear Deal

US Pushing  Britain to Repeal Nuclear Deal
US Pushing  Britain to Repeal Nuclear Deal

The United States urged Britain on Sunday to ditch its support for a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and instead join forces with Washington to counter the global threat it claims Tehran poses.
Despite opposition from European allies, President Trump in May pulled the United States out of a deal between world powers and Tehran under which international sanctions were lifted in return for curbs on Iran’s nuclear program, Reuters reported.
Since then, Britain, France and Germany have sought to keep the deal alive, while Trump has prepared new sanctions, claiming a broader and more balanced deal is needed. Iran has denounced the sanctions as bullying and “US unilateralism”.
 

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