EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini on Monday insisted the bloc will stand by the Iran nuclear accord because it serves Europe’s security needs.
“It is proof that diplomacy works and delivers… The European Union will continue to work for the respect and implementation of this extremely important deal, most of all for our security,” Mogherini said.
US president-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly blasted the nuclear accord with Iran as “one of the dumbest deals I have ever seen”, claiming it will not stop Tehran getting atomic weapons.
He repeated the charge in interviews with top European newspapers on Sunday when he also cast fresh doubt on NATO’s role and the EU’s future after Brexit.
Mogherini said she would not comment on his remarks, but said — on the first anniversary of the accord she helped negotiate — that much had been accomplished.
Source: Agencies
