German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reportedly warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that a decision by the United States to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal could plunge the Middle East into war.
According to a Channel 10 report, the German leader told the Israeli premier in Davos in January that an American withdrawal will also split the West, pitting the US and Israel against Germany, France, and the UK, along with Russia, China, and Iran.
“Do you want that to happen?” she is quoting as asking Netanyahu.
Merkel is also quoted as saying Germany, the UK, and France will object to making any significant changes to the 2015 accord. A US about-face on the deal would undermine the future of international diplomacy efforts, as no “problematic” countries would again sign a deal because “they simply will not believe” the West will uphold its side of the bargain, the TV report quotes Merkel saying.
US President Donald Trump said in January that the deal between Iran and major powers must be “fixed” by May 12, or the United States will walk away, likely ending the accord.
— With agencies
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