Press TV - A group of activists in the United States and other countries have signed a petition, calling on European countries to boycott an anti-Iran summit set to be hosted by Washington in Poland next month.

The activists have started the petition on the website of the anti-war group Code Pink to ask European countries not to attend the summit announced by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, whose aim �will be to set the stage for an unnecessary conflict with Iran.�

More than 3,000 people have so far signed the online petition, which�urges EU countries to skip Pompeo�s �belligerent conference� and �instead host an alternative one with all nations of the region, including Iran.�

The summit, the petition says, is part of Washington�s pressure campaign against Iran following its withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear agreement and re-imposition of sanctions, describing the nuclear deal as �a major step forward for peace and security in the Middle East.�

�Instead of a summit to confront Iran, we need the world to pressure the United States to reenter the Iran nuclear deal after [President Donald] Trump�s unilateral withdrawal and to lift the devastating sanctions it has imposed on Iran,� the petition reads.

�It is the Trump administration�s withdrawal from the long-negotiated agreement and its increased hostility towards Iran that have added to the instability of the region and are threatening to unleash another devastating war in the Middle East,� it added

It went on to says that the US is �fanning the flames of conflict,� arguing, �Since European countries are still a party to the Iran nuclear agreement and want to improve relations with Iran, it would not make sense for Europe to participate in a conference hostile to Iran.�

�We urge you to host an alternative gathering with all Middle Eastern nations, including Iran, to stop terrorism and end wars, including the catastrophic war in Yemen,� the petition said.

Pompeo said on Friday that Washington will jointly host a global summit focused on Iran and the Middle East in Warsaw from February 13 to 14. Pompeo said�the meeting would "focus on Middle East stability and peace, freedom and security here in this region, and that includes an important element of making sure that Iran is not a destabilizing influence."

Iran has expressed its strong protest at the planned summit, with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif denouncing it as a �desperate anti-Iran circus.�