Lavrov: Russia to make considerable efforts to preserve Iran nuclear deal

Moscow will make substantial efforts to preserve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear program, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters at a news conference yesterday, TASS reports.

"The deal is not dead," he said. "As far as I understand, US President [Donald] Trump said that by the next review, which is to take place in a couple of months, he would take a final decision: either he is met halfway and the deal is rewritten or he withdraws from it."

"We will be making considerable efforts to make sure that the deal does not collapse," the minister said. "It cannot be preserved in a modified form, especially in what concerns US demands. That will be unacceptable for Iran."

According to Lavrov, "Europeans are likewise aware of this danger."