Germany tells U.S.: Iran nuclear deal keeps us safe, must be preserved
Source: Reuters
MAY 23, 2018 / 2:02 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Reuters Staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Germany told U.S. President Donald Trumps new national security adviser on Wednesday that Europe remained very, very united in supporting a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran because it feared a proliferation of atomic weapons on its doorstep.
Trump pulled the United States out of the accord earlier this month, shrugging off appeals from Washingtons European allies which argued that the deal had succeeded in curbing Tehrans nuclear program in return for a lifting of sanctions.
Scrapping the deal would allow Iran to resume its nuclear program and this would massively jeopardize Europes security, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told reporters after talks with U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton.
Europe is very, very united in its position on the nuclear accord with Iran, and that will not change... We dont want a proliferation of nuclear weapons in our expanded neighborhood, Maas said.
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