LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday he would be willing to work on a "Trump deal" to replace an international treaty designed to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
"If we are going to get rid of it then we need a replacement," Johnson said of the 2015 nuclear deal that he and other European powers have been trying to salvage after Washington pulled out.
He added, "If we are going to get rid of it, let´s replace it and let´s replace it with the Trump deal. "That´s what we need to see. I think that would be a great way forward." Britain, France and Germany have been trying to save the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which curbed Iran´s nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief. But President Donald Trump pulled out the United States in 2018, and Tehran has subsequently wound down its compliance.
"From the American perspective it´s a flawed agreement, it expires, plus it was negotiated by (former) President Obama," Johnson said.
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