The Guardian - The foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has criticised the US decision to pull out of the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran

The US ambassador to London has said the UK should join Donald Trump in adopting a hardline attitude towards Iran.

Britain and its European allies responded with dismay to the US president’s decision in May to pull out of the 2015 deal which relieved sanctions on Tehran in return for an end to Iran’s military nuclear ambitions.

The foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, joined with his French and German counterparts last week to voice their “deep regret” at Washington’s withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and vow to protect European companies from US reprisals if they continue to trade with Iran.

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