US President Donald Trump will announce later today whether he will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was signed by Iran and six world powers in 2015 after lengthy negotiations.
It eased economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran limiting its nuclear programme.
Mr Trump has repeatedly threatened to withdraw from the deal, unless France, Germany and Britain, which also signed the agreement, fix what he has called its flaws.
A senior US official said the European allies had moved significantly in Mr Trump's direction on what he sees as the defects - the failure to address Iran's ballistic missile programme, the terms under which international inspectors visit suspected Iranian sites, and "sunset" clauses under which some terms expire.
However the official did not know if the Europeans had done enough to convince Mr Trump to remain in the deal.
(RTE)
8/5/18
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was signed by Iran and six world powers in 2015 after lengthy negotiations.
It eased economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran limiting its nuclear programme.
Mr Trump has repeatedly threatened to withdraw from the deal, unless France, Germany and Britain, which also signed the agreement, fix what he has called its flaws.
A senior US official said the European allies had moved significantly in Mr Trump's direction on what he sees as the defects - the failure to address Iran's ballistic missile programme, the terms under which international inspectors visit suspected Iranian sites, and "sunset" clauses under which some terms expire.
However the official did not know if the Europeans had done enough to convince Mr Trump to remain in the deal.
(RTE)
8/5/18
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