Europe’s package of economic measures to offset the US pullout from the nuclear deal does not go far enough, President Hassan Rouhani told French President Emmanuel Macron by telephone on Thursday, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported.
Similar message to Merkel
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei set out conditions in May for European powers if they want Tehran to stay in the accord, including steps by European banks to safeguard trade with Tehran and guarantees for Iranian oil sales.
Rouhani warned on Wednesday that Iran could reduce its co-operation with the UN nuclear watchdog if the deal collapses.
He gave a similar message in a call to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the president’s website reported. The proposed package “only included some general promises like previous EU statements,” Rouhani said.
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei set out conditions in May for European powers if they want Tehran to stay in the accord, including steps by European banks to safeguard trade with Tehran and guarantees for Iranian oil sales.
Rouhani had warned on Wednesday that Iran could reduce its co-operation with the UN nuclear watchdog if the deal collapses.
Source: english.alarabiya.net
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