After Trump jab, Kerry defends efforts to keep Iran deal alive

7 May 2018, 6:50 pm

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A spokesperson for former US secretary of state Kerry rejects Trump’s criticism of his recent efforts to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive amid indications the US could pull out of it next week.

“I think every American would want every voice possible urging Iran to remain in compliance with the nuclear agreement that prevented a war,” the spokesperson says in a statement.

“Secretary Kerry stays in touch with his former counterparts around the world just like every previous Secretary of State,” the statement continues. “Like America’s closest allies, he believes it is important that the nuclear agreement, which took the world years to negotiate, remain effective as countries focus on stability in the region.”