08 May,2018 07:33 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson
Britain has appealed to US President Donald Trump not to abandon the Iran nuclear deal as a key deadline approaches, saying that while it is not perfect there is no better alternative.
The call came in an op-ed piece in The New York Times that was signed by foreign secretary Boris Johnson, ahead of a meeting with officials from the US administration in Washington on Monday.
US President Donald Trump
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Trump has threatened to withdraw from the agreement when it comes up for renewal on May 12, demanding his country's European allies "fix the terrible flaws" in it.
The nuclear deal was struck in 2015. "At this delicate juncture, it would be a mistake to walk away from the nuclear agreement and remove the restraints that it places on Iran," Johnson wrote. He argued that inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency have been granted extra powers to monitor Iran's nuclear facilities. "Now that these handcuffs are in place, I see no possible advantage in casting them aside." Johnson wrote.
