Mogherini: ‘No Alternative’ to Iran Deal
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The EU's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Monday there was "no alternative" to the Iran nuclear deal, after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed unprecedented sanctions against Tehran, and issued a raft of fresh demands following Washington's withdrawal from the pact.
"Secretary Pompeo's speech has not demonstrated how walking away from the JCPOA has made or will make the region safer from the threat of nuclear proliferation or how it puts us in a better position to influence Iran's conduct in areas outside the scope of JCPOA," Mogherini said, referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
"There is no alternative to the JCPOA," she added.
Pompeo on Monday warned Iran would be hit with the "strongest sanctions in history," and cautioned European firms against continuing to do business in Tehran, toughening up Washington's policy line after its withdrawal from the nuclear pact.
In his first major foreign policy address since moving to the State Department from the CIA, the longtime Iran hawk and ardent opponent of the 2015 nuclear pact outlined an aggressive series of moves designed to counter Tehran, which he called the world's top sponsor of terror.
"We will apply unprecedented financial pressure on the Iranian regime. The leaders in Tehran will have no doubt about our seriousness," Pompeo said in a speech at the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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