The European Union approves the nuclear agreement with Iran, a decision that is seen both as a first step toward lifting sanctions against Tehran and a signal to the US Congress, which by US law has 60 days to review the deal.
EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels today say, according to Reuters, that the deal as it stands is the best option available.
“It is a balanced deal that means Iran won’t get an atomic bomb,” French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius is quoted by Reuters as saying. “It is a major political deal.”
The EU will keep its embargo on supplying ballistic missile technology, as well as sanctions related to Iran’s human rights record, diplomats say.
A senior Western official involved in the accord said a combination of limitations and verification was enough to ensure Iran would not obtain a nuclear bomb.
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