Rouhani: Efforts to Rescue Nuclear Deal Must Continue

Although the United States’ intensified sanctions against Iran will impede efforts by the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal to salvage the fraying agreement, any last chance need to be used properly, President Hassan Rouhani said.
"Despite problems and obstructive agendas, we believe that both sides need to take advantage of the remaining opportunities and find appropriate solutions to keep JCPOA alive by using the ingenuity of experts," he said in a phone conversation with his French counterpart on Thursday, the presidential website reported. 
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran's nuclear program has been facing a risk of breakdown after the US withdrew and restored its sanctions last year and Iran adopted a gradual reciprocal plan to force other signatories to safeguard its interests.