Iran counts on EU support in keeping nuclear deal
After the EU’s move to throw its weight behind the nuclear deal, Iran hopes the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the lifting of international sanctions will not be affected by Donald Trump’s presidency.
On Nov. 15, speculations over US President-elect Donald Trump’s possible plans to amend the nuclear deal and the role of the European Union in safeguarding the agreement were once again the main stories on the front pages of newspapers in Iran.
Since Trump’s Nov. 8 victory, Iranian politicians and commentators have been quick to express their hope for a rational approach by the incoming US administration to the July 14, 2015, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
On Nov. 14, Yahya Rahim Safavi, the former commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and current military adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said, “We hope that the US president-elect would demonstrate a tangible shift on Iran and the region so that the roots of insecurity would be removed from the region.”
Meanwhile, the leading business daily Donya-e Eqtesad predicted that the nuclear deal with Iran will not be a top priority for Trump. On Nov. 15, Donya-e Eqtesad wrote, “In his interview on CBS’ ‘60 Minutes’ Trump did not say a word about Iran and the nuclear deal. More importantly, he fiercely criticized the US-backed wars in the Middle East.”
