Britain extremely concerned about Iran's move on nuclear deal

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Britain extremely concerned about Iran's move on nuclear deal

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is seen outside Downing Street, as uncertainty overBrexit continues, in London, Britain May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it was extremely concerned about Iran's announcement that it is scaling back curbs to its nuclear programme and said that Tehran would face consequences if it backed away from its nuclear deal.

 

Iran announced steps that stop short of violating its 2015 deal with world powers for now, but threatened more action if countries did not shield it from U.S. sanctions.

 

"We are extremely concerned about this announcement and urge Iran to continue to meet its commitments under the deal and not to take escalatory steps," Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said.

 

"This deal is a crucial agreement which makes the world safer and we will ensure it remains in place for as long as Iran upholds these commitments."

 

U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo is having meetings with May and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday, where the move from Iran is expected to be discussed.

 

Although the measures, unveiled by Iran's President Hassan Rouhani a year after Washington pulled out of the nuclear deal, do not appear to violate terms of the deal yet, they could do so in the future if Iran were to persist on the course he set out.

 

Junior foreign office minister Mark Field told Britain's parliament that the nuclear deal was the "only game in town" and that Britain and other European powers wanted it to succeed. But he added that the move from Rouhani was an "unwelcome step."

 

"We are not at this stage talking about reimposing sanctions, but one has to remember that they were of course lifted in exchange for the nuclear restrictions," he said.

 

"Should Iran cease meeting its nuclear commitments, there would of course be consequences. But for so long as Iran keeps to its commitments, then so too will the United Kingdom."

 

(Reporting by Alistair Smout and Elizabeth Piper, writing by David Milliken. Editing by Guy Faulconbridge)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-05-09

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[Kiwiken]

USA has pushed iran into a corner. As the other signatories to the Nuclear deal buckle to US pressure so will iran begin enrichment and Nuke production. Everything they are doing simply leads to more complications. Israel may attack Iran. The result will not end well for either iran or israel. And trump can chalk up the win. It is all his and his puppet masters doing.

Russia and China will be the big winner is the middle east

[zydeco]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Britain said on Wednesday it was extremely concerned about Iran's announcement that it is scaling back curbs to its nuclear programme and said that Tehran would face consequences if it backed away from its nuclear deal.

And the world holds its breath!

[puck2]

Why do Britain and the Western partners not think about putting sanctions on LOTUS Trump, his cronies and the USA????

 

They have broken the Iran Deal   !!! 

 

If the US don't stop this extreme dangerous liar and moron, all contracts and deals with the USA should be used as a toilet paper. You cannot rely on them any more!

 

[mogandave]

Why do Britain and the Western partners not think about putting sanctions on LOTUS Trump, his cronies and the USA????
 
They have broken the Iran Deal   !!! 
 
If the US don't stop this extreme dangerous liar and moron, all contracts and deals with the USA should be used as a toilet paper. You cannot rely on them any more!
 

Another well informed voter.

Fortunately, most countries benefit significantly from their relationship with the US so they will likely try to maintain that relationship.

What country are you from, and what is your primary language?

[usviphotography]

42 minutes ago, puck2 said:

Why do Britain and the Western partners not think about putting sanctions on LOTUS Trump, his cronies and the USA????

 

They have broken the Iran Deal   !!! 

 

If the US don't stop this extreme dangerous liar and moron, all contracts and deals with the USA should be used as a toilet paper. You cannot rely on them any more!

 

Can you point to any example in recent history that suggests the UK has a foreign policy of its own independent of the American Deep State? The British Government does what their masters in Washington tell them to do. Germany and France will on occasion offer token resistance about this or that issue. But the UK is as subservient as it gets. Italy is the only government in Western Europe that seems intent on pursuing a somewhat independent foreign policy at this moment. 

[arithai12]

17 minutes ago, usviphotography said:

Can you point to any example in recent history that suggests the UK has a foreign policy of its own independent of the American Deep State? The British Government does what their masters in Washington tell them to do. Germany and France will on occasion offer token resistance about this or that issue. But the UK is as subservient as it gets. Italy is the only government in Western Europe that seems intent on pursuing a somewhat independent foreign policy at this moment. 

/sarcasm

 

Assange?

 

/end-sarcasm

 

[Morch]

3 hours ago, puck2 said:

Why do Britain and the Western partners not think about putting sanctions on LOTUS Trump, his cronies and the USA????

 

They have broken the Iran Deal   !!! 

 

If the US don't stop this extreme dangerous liar and moron, all contracts and deals with the USA should be used as a toilet paper. You cannot rely on them any more!

 

 

Even if the UK and the EU (or any other "Western partner") could manage to take timely, coordinated and effective policy on something, committing themselves to a hopeless economic war vs. the US, and on behalf of Iran, wouldn't be a priority.

 

That's without even getting into the lack of legal grounds for such hypothetically idiotic actions. And no, "breaking the Iran Deal" isn't (and was never) that.

 

Unless you missed it the so-called Iran Deal was signed by the previous POTUS. Lacking enough political support on the home front, the US signature was basically conditional from the start. This was acceptable to the rest of the signatories, even though some then-presidential-hopefuls were rather vocal about their intentions.

 

Trump is Trump and the US is the US.

 

 

[Morch]

6 hours ago, Kiwiken said:

USA has pushed iran into a corner. As the other signatories to the Nuclear deal buckle to US pressure so will iran begin enrichment and Nuke production. Everything they are doing simply leads to more complications. Israel may attack Iran. The result will not end well for either iran or israel. And trump can chalk up the win. It is all his and his puppet masters doing.

Russia and China will be the big winner is the middle east

 

The above somehow ignores that Iran does have a choice, even if it's not one their regime cares for. It is not a foregone conclusion that Iran's only option and possibly course of action is to "begin enrichment" (which is inaccurate), or "nuke production" (which would almost certainly generate a harsh reaction).

 

No forthcoming explanation as to how or why the "Israel may attack Iran" follows this forecast of events. But guess no wannabee regional doomsday scenario is complete without tossing that one in. Same goes for the identity of the presumed "puppet masters". What will Russia win, exactly, and how , or how does China stands to benefit remain mysterious as well.

 

As far as Iran goes, there's no sense and nothing to gain from actually ditching the agreement. This would simply leave it wide open to punitive economic measures. The remaining Western signatories will have to apply them, China may think twice before further complicating its trade relations with the US, and Russia is in no position to save Iran (plus an economically weaker Iran is probably better for Russian influence).

 

So unless something dramatic happens (intentionally or otherwise), we're probably in for a prolonged time of testing the agreement's boundaries, tightening sanctions and a whole lot of posturing. If nothing goes wrong (which, granted, it certainly might), a new agreement will be forged in a manner aimed to save as much face as possible. Then Trump could have his photo op with a formerly labeled "mad mullah" and announce they are BFFs.

[puck2]

On 5/9/2019 at 2:29 PM, Morch said:

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Unless you missed it the so-called Iran Deal was signed by the previous POTUS. Lacking enough political support on the home front, the US signature was basically conditional from the start. This was acceptable to the rest of the signatories, even though some then-presidential-hopefuls were rather vocal about their intentions. 

 

Trump is Trump and the US is the US. 

 

You confirm that you are in line with your dumb LOTUS : „pacta NON sunt servanda“ made by US predecessors in office, if against current egoistic interests.

 

Hereby you confirm what I said before  (#4):

If the US don't stop this extreme dangerous liar and moron, all contracts and deals with the USA should be used as a toilet paper. You cannot rely on them any more.

 

[Morch]

4 hours ago, puck2 said:

You confirm that you are in line with your dumb LOTUS : „pacta NON sunt servanda“ made by US predecessors in office, if against current egoistic interests.

 

Hereby you confirm what I said before  (#4):

If the US don't stop this extreme dangerous liar and moron, all contracts and deals with the USA should be used as a toilet paper. You cannot rely on them any more.

 

 

The only "confirmation" here is that some posters got comprehensions issues. Due to political constraints at the time, the US joining the agreement was conditional on periodical renewals of the agreement. Concerns that this might become an issue were generally ignored, what with the excitement of getting the Iran Deal through.

 

Your point, such as it is, would carry more weight had the US joined the agreement under different, more permanent conditions. Or, if Trump would have withdrawn from the agreement within a six-month time frame after each re-affirmation of the agreement.

 

As for your confusion between my posts and support of Trump, perhaps have a look at my posting history on related topics, doubt you'll find many kind words reserved for the man.

 

I think most countries and governments are able to differentiate between Trump and the USA. 

[Scott]

Troll posts removed.

 

 

[Thongkorn]

On 5/9/2019 at 3:49 AM, zydeco said:

And the world holds its breath!

 Just to remind you Britain is number one in the world for Soft power.