EU "트럼프 이란 제재로부터 유럽 기업 지키자"<br /><br /> Following his decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, President Trump has threatened to impose sanctions against firms operating in Iran.<br />But the EU appears to be taking a stand against that decision, possibly putting itself on a collision course with America. <br />Won Jung-hwan explains further. <br /> <br /> U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed not only the highest level of economic sanctions on Iran,… but also threatened political and economic repercussions to those that continue do business with it.<br /><br /> But the European Union is taking a united stand against President Trump's decision to pull out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and sanctions on Iran.<br /><br />The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, told a news conference on Thursday local time that EU leaders had agreed to stay in the agreement.<br /> <br />"As to the Iran nuclear deal, we agreed unanimously that the EU will stay in the agreement as long as Iran remains fully committed to it. Additionally the Commission was given a green light to be ready to act whenever European interests are affected. <br /><br /> And to try and protect EU firms from the sanctions, the European Commission will start making moves on Friday morning to activate a regulation that bans European companies from complying with U.S. sanctions against Iran. <br /><br />European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced the decision after EU leaders agreed on Wednesday local time to activate the so-called blocking statute,... a 1996 regulation that prohibits EU companies and courts from complying with foreign sanctions laws.<br /><br /> As the U.S. starts to impose sanctions on key Iranian figures,… the dispute between the EU and the U.S. could possibly escalate further.<br />Won Jung-hwan, Arirang News. <br />
