Sputnik - Ambassadors of EU nations in Washington confirmed their plans to meet meet with US senators to discuss Iran nuclear agreement.




MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Ambassadors of�EU nations in�Washington confirmed Wednesday they planned to�meet with�US senators in�a bid to�shore up�support for�a continued�nuclear deal�with�Iran.

"Yes, correct," a diplomat in�the EU mission told the RIA Novosti news agency after�reports surfaced that a meeting was due later on�Wednesday.

Ambassadors from�the United Kingdom, Germany, France and the top EU diplomat in�Washington were going to�join senators on�Capitol Hill for�talks organized by�Democrat Richard Durbin, according to�Reuters.

US media reported last month that President Donald Trump was leaning toward�scrapping the 2015 six-party deal with�Tehran that�scaled down�its nuclear program in�return for�sanctions relief. The US administration is expected to�make a decision by�October 15.

Earlier, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said that there was no necessity to�re-negotiate the Iran nuclear deal which may have prevented a military intervention.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran will withdraw from�the deal in�case the United States undertakes a similar step.