Most of the embargos against Iran back in the day never really worked, as European countries violated them regularly. France was a huge violator. It’s a cliché, but in this case it really was about the oil.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called on the signatories to the 2015 nuclear agreement to respect the international agreement and remain committed to their obligations.
Abe made the remarks during a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York.
For his part, Rouhani said, “We will not be the first to violate the JCPOA [the official name for the nuclear deal] and we hope that other countries remain committed to their legal and moral obligations.”
Except the U.S. under the Trump administration, all signatories to the nuclear deal – the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, Germany and the European Union – have been insisting on the full implementation of the nuclear deal. On Tuesday U.S. President Donald Trump used his debut speech at the UN to make the harshest attack against the nuclear deal. Read more here.