EU Wants Firms Exempt from US Sanctions on Iran

- EU Wants Firms Exempt from US Sanctions on Iran
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Major European powers as well as the European Union have written a letter to the United States, urging Washington not to go ahead with its planned “secondary sanctions” against European firms doing business in Iran.
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Foreign ministers from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the European Union’s top diplomat Federica Mogherini addressed the message to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday, reported The Wall Street Journal, which has reviewed the letter dated June 4.
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The secondary bans, which US President Donald Trump administration plans to enforce, would affect foreign companies conducting business with third countries.
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Washington has already re-introduced its nuclear-related sanctions against Tehran. It did so last month after unilaterally pulling out of a 2015 multilateral nuclear accord with Tehran, despite warnings and criticisms from the other signatories – France, the UK, Germany, China and Russia – and the European Union. The ministers said their governments seek to keep up the sanctions relief against Tehran despite Washington’s withdrawal from the deal.
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