The United Kingdom, France and Germany have agreed to restore tough U.N. sanctions on Iran by the end of August if there has been no concrete progress on a nuclear deal.

The United Kingdom, France and Germany have agreed to restore tough U.N. sanctions on Iran by the end of August if there has been no concrete progress on a nuclear deal

The three countries have agreed to reinstate the sanctions on Iran if there is no concrete progress on a nuclear deal

Editor’s note: On July 17th Sir Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz signed the treaty described in this story.

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signed a landmark treaty on Thursday that pledges to tighten defense ties, as European nations try to protect Ukraine, and themselves, from an aggressive Russia in the face of wavering support from President Donald Trump’s U.S.-focused administration.