EU push to save Iran deal gets frosty reception on Capitol Hill
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini faced a tough audience with Republicans threatening new sanctions on Iran.
The European Union’s top diplomat got a frosty reception on Capitol Hill today as she lobbied lawmakers to preserve the nuclear deal with Iran.
Speaking at a press conference this afternoon, EU High Representative Federica Mogherini expressed confidence that US lawmakers would not kill the hard-fought agreement. US President Donald Trump last month refused to certify that the deal meets congressional requirements and tasked Congress with unilaterally strengthening the deal through the threat of sanctions.
“We are exchanging views with the legislators on the need to make sure [that] before a bill is presented, that its contents do not represent a violation of the agreement,” Mogherini told reporters. “I got clear indications that the intention is to keep the United States in compliance with the agreement.”
Congressional sources, however, struck a more ominous note.
