European Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to Retaliate on Tariffs
- Merkel talked about Iran deal, trade in calls with May, Macron
- Leaders agreed to address further details of nuclear deal
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European leaders reaffirmed their commitment to protect the region’s trade interests and address elements of a nuclear accord with Iran, even as attempts to lobby the U.S. president on those issues last week appeared to have failed.
France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Angela Merkel made separate trips to Washington in recent days to persuade President Donald Trump to grant the European Union a reprieve from U.S. tariffs, as well as remain in a nuclear deal. With no indications that Trump has eased his stance on either issue, Merkel and Macron discussed next steps with U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May by phone this weekend, according to statements from Berlin and London.