Economics
Iran Warns Europe Its Words Aren't Enough as Ministers Meet
- Nuclear accord hanging in the balance after Rouhani visit
- Failure of Iran deal could trigger Middle East nuclear crisis
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Iran warned European foreign ministers gathering in Vienna that words alone won’t be enough to counteract renewed U.S. sanctions and salvage the landmark nuclear accord.
France, Germany and the U.K. need to “forge practical solutions” rather than make “lofty and obscure promises,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said via Twitter. President Hassan Rouhani, fresh off a visit to Switzerland and Austria, told German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron in separate phone calls that their draft proposal was “disappointing,” according to Iran’s Mehr News agency.