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| France wants to keep Iran nuclear deal alive – defense minister | |
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| France’s defense minister has said the country wants to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive, warning that if Tehran does not uphold its commitments under the 2015 agreement, it could lead to sanctions. | |
| Florence Parly made the comments while speaking to BFM TV on Wednesday, and said nothing would be worse than Iran withdrawing from the deal. The minister added that France, Britain and Germany were doing all they could to keep the accord alive. | |
| Earlier on Wednesday, Iranian President Rouhani announced on national television that a gradual scale-down of the country’s commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal would begin in 60 days, starting with a refusal to dispose of excessive heavy water and enriched uranium. Rouhani also said the move was a reciprocal response to the US’ withdrawal from the agreement. | |
| China also responded to the news on Wednesday, with their Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang saying that the agreement should be fully implemented and that all sides have a responsibility to ensure this happens. | |
| The deal with Iran was signed by the EU and other world leaders to offer Tehran relief from sanctions in exchange for voluntary restrictions of its nuclear industry. Last year, the US broke its commitments under the deal, restored and extended sanctions, and attempted to prevent countries around the world from buying Iran’s oil. | |
| Iranian media reported on Wednesday that the country plans to write to states still signed up to the deal, including Britain, France, Russia and China, to inform them of their plans to “diminish its commitments.” While it does not plan on pulling out of the deal, Iran will reportedly revive some nuclear activity that they had previously halted. | |
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