The Wall Street Journal | Felicia Schwartz: The U.S. and three European countries will begin formal talks as early as next week on what the Trump administration considers flaws in the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, but Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said they might not meet a White House deadline for a fix.
President Donald Trump said earlier this month he wouldnt renew U.S. sanctions relief to Iran in May, as required under the nuclear accord, unless Europe goes along by then with a supplemental agreement to restrict Iranian missile testing and development, provide for expanded inspections and extend prohibitions on nuclear-weapons work.
The U.S. is under a bit of a timetable to deliver on what the president is looking for. But we cant set timetables for others, Mr. Tillerson told reporters traveling with him on Monday, on a flight from London to Paris.
Mr. Tillerson didnt provide many details, but said diplomats from the State Department would travel to Europe as early as next week to discuss a side arrangement with officials from Germany, France and the U.K.
Its all being worked on as a package because thats the way were going to have to deal with it ultimately, he said.