Since announcing on 8 May that he was withdrawing the US from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), President Donald Trump has wasted no time in going on the attack.

On 7 August US reimposed the first batch of sanctions it had lifted under the JCPOA. This drew the ire not only of Tehran but also from the agreement’s other signatories: Russia, China, the UK, France and Germany. (CONTINUED - 1176 WORDS)