{"id":13590,"date":"2018-05-10T02:22:48","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T02:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=13590"},"modified":"2018-05-10T02:22:48","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T02:22:48","slug":"boris-jonson-britain-has-no-intention-of-walking-away-from-the-iran-nuclear-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/boris-jonson-britain-has-no-intention-of-walking-away-from-the-iran-nuclear-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Jonson: Britain has &#8216;no intention of walking away&#8217; from the Iran nuclear deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"item-text\">\n<p><strong>UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says his government has &#8220;no intention of walking away&#8221; from the Iran nuclear agreement, despite President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to withdraw the United States from the deal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Johnson who was speaking in Parliament told British MPs that the UK would &#8220;strive to preserve the gains&#8221; made by the international agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced on Tuesday he will pull out, describing it as &#8220;defective at its core.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said\u00a0there is \u201ca great deal of support\u201d for the JCPOA and \u201ca great deal of confusion\u201d as to why President Trump wants to get rid of it.<\/p>\n<p>Pointing to Trump, he also stated that anyone with an alternative solution to the problem of how to constrain, or ideas for a military solution, should come forward now and say what those solutions are.<\/p>\n<p>The foreign secretary had tweeted on Tuesday that he deeply regrets Trump\u2019s decision and had voiced support for the deal.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BorisJohnson\/status\/993933387919392775\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"993933387919392775\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The opposition Labour Party has also condemned Trump\u2019s decision accusing the US president of a &#8220;reckless, senseless and immoral act of diplomatic sabotage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>May\u2019s dismay with Trump<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Labour\u2019s strong words for Trump did not mean the Conservatives were fond of Trump. In a joint statement issued with her European counterparts, Conservative UK Prime Minister Theresa May said she regretted Donald Trump&#8217;s decision to exit the 2015 agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The group, which includes France and Germany, said the accord &#8220;remains important for our shared security.&#8221; &#8220;We urge all sides to remain committed to its implementation and to act in a spirit of responsibility&#8221;, the European heads of state wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, The European Union&#8217;s diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini has said the bloc is &#8220;determined to preserve&#8221; the Iran nuclear deal.<\/p>\n<p>Mogherini made the remarks on Tuesday shortly after US President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA.)<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"http:\/\/www.presstv.com\/Detail\/2018\/05\/08\/561072\/iran-us-eu-jcpoa-trump\">\n<div class=\"oembed\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.presstv.com\/Detail\/2018\/05\/08\/561072\/iran-us-eu-jcpoa-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/1452858779.rsc.cdn77.org\/photo\/20180508\/32112e0b-9215-4d4e-8dad-bf2e27487c28.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.presstv.com\/Detail\/2018\/05\/08\/561072\/iran-us-eu-jcpoa-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PressTV-&#8216;EU determined to preserve the JCPOA&#8217;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.presstv.com\/Detail\/2018\/05\/08\/561072\/iran-us-eu-jcpoa-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The European Union&#8217;s diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini says the bloc is &#8220;determined to preserve&#8221; the Iran nuclear deal.<\/a><\/div>\n<p>The 2015 agreement &#8220;is delivering on its goal which is guaranteeing that Iran doesn&#8217;t develop nuclear weapons, the European Union is determined to preserve it,&#8221; Mogherini added, warning that she was &#8220;particularly worried&#8221; by the US&#8217; announcement of fresh sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Stay true to your commitments as we will stay true to ours and together with the rest of the international community we will preserve this nuclear deal,&#8221; Mogherini added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says his government has &#8220;no intention of walking away&#8221; from the Iran nuclear agreement, despite President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to withdraw the United States from the deal. 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