May tells Netanyahu UK ‘firmly committed’ to Iran nuclear deal

British Prime Minister Theresa May tells Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the Iran nuclear deal is essential for regional security, and that her government remains firmly behind the 2015 landmark agreement.

A Downing Street spokesperson says in a statement that May conveyed the importance of the agreement which “has neutralized the possibility of the Iranians acquiring nuclear weapons for more than a decade.”

“The Prime Minister said the UK remains firmly committed to the deal and that we believe it is vitally important for regional security,” the statement says, adding that May stressed the importance that the deal is “carefully monitored and properly enforced, and that both sides deliver on their commitments.”

The two leaders also agreed that the “international community should continue working together to push back against Iran’s destabilizing regional activity.”