Iran and European countries have announced their intention to maintain the nuclear deal

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has announced his intention to keep the agreement on the nuclear program, according to the Iranian state news agency IRNA.

According to Rouhani, from now on, the agreement will operate between Iran and the five remaining countries - Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany.

The European Union also intends to keep the deal with Iran, said EU diplomat Federica Mogherini . According to her, this agreement was the result of 12 years of diplomatic work, and the US cannot terminate it unilaterally. At the same time, Mogherini expressed concern about the resumption of US sanctions against Iran, saying that the EU intends to assess their consequences.

their commitment to maintaining the nuclear deal in a joint statement . also expressed French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Theresa May

Update . The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the US decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal. According to Russian diplomats, there are no grounds for breaking it, since Iran is fulfilling its obligations.

• Iran in July 2015 agreed to freeze its nuclear program, for which part of the international sanctions were lifted from the country next year. The nuclear deal was concluded after long negotiations between Iran, the US, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany.
• US President Donald Trump on May 8 announced the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal and the resumption of economic sanctions against Iran. According to Trump, in its current form, the agreement with Iran cannot prevent the development of nuclear weapons.
• Israel, which initially opposed the deal with Iran, backed Trump's decision to pull out of the deal.