France and Germany intervene to circumvent sanctions imposed on Iran


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BRUSSELS – France and Germany have joined forces to save a European effort to create a payment channel to maintain trade with Iran, defying US attempts to abolish the plan, diplomats said.

The measures taken by the most powerful countries in Europe are part of their campaign to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal after President Trump's withdrawal from the United States in May. Their goal is to help European companies to continue their business with Iran, despite the new heavy American sanctions imposed on the country and any company that …

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