Iran calls for support amid shipping blow
ONE of the world’s biggest cargo shippers is pulling out of Iran for fear of becoming entangled in US sanctions. Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, has demanded that European countries do more to offset the American measures.
The decision by France’s CMA CGM to quit Iran deals a blow to Tehran’s efforts to persuade Europe to keep companies operating in Iran despite the threat of new US sanctions.
Iran says it needs more help from Europe to keep alive an agreement with world powers to curb its nuclear programme. (Reuters)