Former Secretary of State John Kerry is actively working to keep the Iran nuclear deal in place as U.S. weighs the future of the deal, according to a new report.
Kerry, who served as the nation’s top diplomat under former President Barack Obama, was an instrumental leader in the development of the 2015 Iran deal, which put Iran’s nuclear program on ice in exchange for relief from crippling sanctions.
The Boston Globe reports Kerry met with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to examine how to preserve the deal.
Additionally, he has met and spoken with several European officials on the matter, including German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and French President Emmanuel Macron.
President Trump has indicated that he plans to pull out of the Iran deal, provided it is not altered. However, European allies though have urged him to remain in the agreement.
The report comes after Trump blasted Kerry at the NRA convention on Friday, noting that Kerry was “not the best negotiator we have ever seen.”
Trump has until May 12 to decide whether to continue on with the agreement, seek changes, or abandon it.
