European allies uneasy as US restores Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Trump administration readies to re-impose sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear accord, America's European allies fear greater regional instability.
President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the landmark agreement, signed by the U.S. and five other world powers, remains one of the most consequential foreign policy decisions of his presidency.
Trump administration officials say the sanctions are being restored starting Monday in an effort to change the Iranian regime's behavior. "They're the world's largest state sponsor of terror," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Indonesian television in an interview Sunday. "That's what America is trying to get Iran to stop doing.