On Tuesday 11 July, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs Security Policy Federica Mogherini announced that trade between the EU and Iran and EU investments in Iran would "continue", although US President Donald Trump is reported to have called on the G20 leaders to stop doing business with nations that sponsor terrorism, "especially Iran".
"We see a security interest to not only fully implement the nuclear deal but also engage with Iran. And we see also, obviously, an economic interest on the European Union side", Mogherini said at a press conference.
She added that the EU would ensure that engagement with Iran continues and that the deal is implemented in all its parts by all.
Stating that the EU respected the ongoing US review of this agreement, Mogherini added that "we have also the duty to make it clear, the nuclear deal does not belong to one country" but to the international community. (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)