Economics
Europeans Plan to Keep Calm and Carry On With Iran Deal
- ‘Decertification’ by Trump would put onus on U.S. lawmakers
- Europeans expect Iran to keep complying unless sanctions added
Rep. Kinzinger Sees Need to Tighten Iran Deal Loopholes
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If Donald Trump declares Friday that the 2015 Iran nuclear deal isn’t in the U.S. interest, the likely reaction from European allies may be best captured by a famous British slogan from World War II: “Keep calm and carry on.”
France, Germany, Britain, and the European Union -- which negotiated the agreement with Iran along with the U.S., Russia, and China-- plan to continue to apply the accord, hoping U.S. lawmakers don’t reimpose sanctions that might blow it up, according to officials.