Boris Johnson says Iran nuclear accord could be replaced with 'Trump deal'

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on January 14 that Iran nuclear deal should be replaced with a 'Trump deal'. Amid heightened tensions between US and Iran, in an interview with an international media outlet, Johnson has urged to 'work toger to replace JCPOA and get Trump deal inste' while referring to Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action that was signed in July 2015. 

In recent developments, Iran has also withdrawn from nuclear accord after US strike killed its top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani. US President Donald Trump, who left accord in 2018, was backed by Johnson. UK PM said he recognises US concerns and called deal 'flawed'. However, he furr ded that re h to be a way to stop Tehran from having nuclear weapons. Johnson believes that if re is a possibility of getting 'rid' of nuclear accord, re is a 'need for replacement' with 'Trump deal'. 

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Nuclear accord 2015

original agreement was signed to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and also set a framework to limit amount and degree to which Tehran was allowed to enrich Uranium. According to reports, discussions regarding issue began as early as in June 2006 but was finally signed in July 2015 between Iran and US, UK, China, France, Russia, and Germany or  P5+1 countries. accord to curb Tehran's nuclear us was signed under former US President Barack Obama's ministration which has been widely abandoned by Trump. 

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Republican President Donald Trump, in May 2018, withdrew from nuclear deal accusing Iran of violating terms of JCPOA and followed it with crippling ecomic sanctions. bilateral relationship has been vulnerable since n with Trump pressuring or countries to impose sanctions on Iran. In December last year, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that country is rey to hold nuclear talks with United States on condition that y lift “unlawful” sanctions. 

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