Europe ‘not discussing’ new Iran sanctions

Published October 16, 2017 5:02pm ET



A top European diplomat on Monday rejected the idea of new sanctions against Iran, despite U.S. efforts to increase pressure on the regime.

“We did not discuss that and we are not discussing introducing further restrictions on Iran,” Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s top foreign policy official, told reporters Monday.

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