Sputnik- The EU, when previously addressing the sanctions re-imposed on Tehran by the US, confirmed their commitment to the Iranian nuclear deal, urging Washington to spare European business from the secondary sanctions.



"We will not be able to�compensate for�everything that arises from�companies pulling out�of Iran," Heiko Maas stated before�a round�of negotiations among�the remaining parties to�the Joint Comprehensive Plan of�Action (JCPOA), also known as�the Iranian nuclear deal.


German Chancellor Angela Merkel has claimed that EU businesses would be forced to�wind down�their�activities in�Iran�in�order to�avoid US sanctions. Tehran, for�its part, has stressed that world powers should fully compensate the country for�the US sanctions to�save the deal.

In May of�this year, US President Donald Trump announced that his country would withdraw from�the JCPOA, which ensured the peaceful nature of�the Iranian nuclear program, reinstating the previously lifted sanctions on�Iran. The unilateral decision faced opposition from�the other parties to�the deal�� Russia, China, France, Germany, the UK, and the European Union.