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U.S. Wants Europeans to Commit to Improve Iran Deal
(Reuters) Arshad Mohammed, John Irish, and Robin Emmott - The U.S. has sketched out a path under which three key European allies would commit to try to improve the Iran nuclear deal in return for President Trump keeping the pact alive by renewing U.S. sanctions relief in May. The approach, outlined in a State Department cable this week, said, "We are asking for your commitment that we should work together to seek a supplemental or follow-on agreement that addresses Iran's development or testing long-range missiles, ensures strong IAEA inspections, and fixes the flaws of the 'sunset clause.'" Trump sees three defects in the deal: its failure to address Iran's ballistic missile program; the terms under which international inspectors can visit suspect Iranian nuclear sites; and "sunset" clauses under which limits on the Iranian nuclear program start to expire after 10 years. A senior State Department official said in an interview last week, "We want a commitment from them [the Europeans] that these are the deficiencies that need to be addressed...and an agreement that we will seek an agreement."