The responses were immediate. Just a few minutes after US President Donald Trump's announcement of his country's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal – or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – many political leaders, headed by the Europeans, "regretted" this decision, spoke of their concern and reiterated their commitment to the deal that took over 12 years to negotiate and that has been in place since 2015.
As evidence of the concern and disappointment, High...