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\nBritish Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has appealed to US President Donald Trump not to end the Iran nuclear agreement, saying the deal had weaknesses but these could be addressed given time.<\/p>\n
Trump has said that unless European allies rectify \u201cflaws\u201d in Tehran\u2019s deal with world powers by May 12 he will refuse to extend US sanctions relief for Iran.<\/p>\n
Britain, France and Germany remain committed to the accord as is, but to address US concerns they want to open talks on Iran\u2019s ballistic missile programme, its nuclear activities beyond 2025 – when key provisions of the deal start to expire – and its role in Middle East crises such as Syria and Yemen.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has weaknesses, certainly, but I am convinced they can be remedied,\u201d Johnson wrote in an opinion piece for the New York Times. \u201cIndeed at this moment Britain is working alongside the Trump administration and our French and German allies to ensure that they are.\u201d<\/p>\n
Johnson began a two-day visit to the United States on Sunday to try to convince Trump\u2019s administration not to ditch the deal and was due to meet Vice President Mike Pence and national security adviser John Bolton, although not the president himself.<\/p>\n
The foreign secretary said he saw no advantage in losing the \u201chandcuffs\u201d the deal imposed on Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions and only Tehran would benefit from exiting the deal.<\/p>\n
France\u2019s President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have also lobbied Trump not to withdraw from the deal the US President has described as insane, with Macron warning it could lead to war.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this delicate juncture, it would be a mistake to walk away from the nuclear agreement and remove the restraints that it places on Iran,\u201d Johnson wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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