Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Italian counterpart Enzo Moavero Milanesi met in Rome on Thursday for talks on how to bypass newly reimposed US sanctions on Tehran.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 22nd November, 2018) Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Italian counterpart Enzo Moavero Milanesi met in Rome on Thursday for talks on how to bypass newly reimposed US sanctions on Tehran.The ministers discussed "the Iran nuclear deal and the special European mechanism to protect the accord following the US' unilateral and illegal withdrawal," the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.
Milanesi reiterated Italy's commitment to protect the agreement together with other EU signatories after the United States withdrew from it in spring.
US President Donald Trump has reimposed sanctions on Iran that were waived under the 2015 pact limiting Tehran's nuclear research. He told foreign firms in Iran to phase out operations by November or face penalties. The European Union vowed to continue trading with Iran outside the US financial system.
