In typical Trump fashion?
He is going hard against Iran in order to soften up people he want’s to get something from…
The Europeans do Not agree with him…
They are hoping that their continued trade with Iran will keep Iran from going back to efforts to restart their nuclear efforts….
They see the North Korean’s as a prime example of Trump’s moves NOT being the most effective means to an end…
With the first round of U.S. sanctions on Iran set to resume tonight at midnight, the European Union is taking steps to protect its companies that do “legitimate business” with Iran from being harmed.
The big picture: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has refused to grant broad exemptions to European companies doing business with Iran, citing a need to apply “unprecedented financial pressure on the Iranian regime.” But the EU, frustrated by President Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in May, will exercise a 1996 law to prohibit European companies from complying with sanctions.