Boris Johnson Says It’s Time to Make a New Nuclear Deal With Iran
- ‘It’s time now to move forward’ and seek new accord, he says
- Move breaks with France, Germany as they try to save accord
Boris Johnson walks near the United Nations in New York on Sept. 23.
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it’s time to strike a new nuclear deal with Iran, breaking ranks with European allies France and Germany, which are still trying to preserve the 2015 agreement President Donald Trump withdrew from last year.
“Whatever your objections to the old nuclear deal with Iran, it’s time now to move forward and do a new deal,” Johnson told Sky News on Monday in New York, where he’s attending the United Nations General Assembly.