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 by Staff Writers Tabriz, Iran (AFP) April 25, 2018
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday questioned the legitimacy of demands for a fresh nuclear agreement with Tehran, after the leaders of the US and France called for a "new" deal. "Together with a leader of a European country they say: 'We want to decide on an agreement reached by seven parties'. What for? With what right?" Rouhani said in a speech. US President Donald Trump has fiercely criticised a three-year-old deal reached by world powers to curb Iran's nuclear programme, and threatened to pull the US out of the agreement. Trump is eyeing a broader pact that also limits Iran's ballistic missile programme and support for armed groups across the Middle East. European signatories to the 2015 deal have been scrambling to salvage it, with French President Emmanuel Macron saying Tuesday after talks with Trump that he wished "for now to work on a new deal with Iran". Iran has repeatedly insisted it is sticking to the nuclear deal and will not negotiate over its missile programme. Rouhani took aim at Trump -- a former real estate mogul and TV reality star -- and accused him of lacking in experience. "You are just a businessman... you have no experience in politics or law or international agreements," he said. "How can he pass judgements on international affairs?" Rouhani insisted that by agreeing to the nuclear accord in 2015 Tehran "showed goodwill to the world". "We wanted to prove to the world that Iran does not seek to acquire weapons of mass destruction."
Iran deal 'needs to be preserved': EU's Mogherini Brussels (AFP) April 25, 2018 - The EU's diplomatic chief insisted Wednesday that the current Iran nuclear deal was working and "needs to be preserved", after US President Donald Trump and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron called for a new agreement with Tehran. The landmark 2015 deal to curb Iran's nuclear programme is hanging in the balance, with Trump threatening to walk away from the accord unless it is expanded to include Iran's ballistic missile programme and regional activities by a May 12 deadline. Trump slammed the deal as "insane" at the White House with Macron on Tuesday but said there was a "great shot" at a new accord, while Macron said he wanted to work for a new arrangement. The EU's Federica Mogherini, who has staunchly defended the deal, said Wednesday that it was working and was "essential for European security" but appeared to leave the door open for some new arrangement. "On what can happen in the future we'll see in the future, but there is one deal existing, it's working, it needs to be preserved," the former Italian foreign minister said as she arrived for a donor conference on Syria in Brussels. Europe, led by Britain, France and Germany, has repeatedly tried to persuade Trump not to abandon the 2015 deal, which gave Iran massive sanctions relief and the guarantee of a civilian nuclear programme in return for limiting enrichment that could produce weapons grade fuel. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will renew those calls when she follows Macron to Washington on Friday.
Trump, Macron call for 'new' nuclear deal with Iran Washington (AFP) April 24, 2018 US President Donald Trump and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron called for a "new" deal with Iran Tuesday, looking beyond divisions over a landmark nuclear accord that still hangs in the balance. Trump laid transatlantic divisions bare during a visit by the French president, pillorying a three-year old agreement designed to curb Iran's nuclear program. The US leader described the deal as "insane" and "ridiculous," despite European pleas for him not to walk away. Instead, Trump eyed a broade ... read more
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