UK and EU sign joint statement vowing to block impact of Donald Trump's new Iran sanctions

The UK has agreed to work with the EU to try to block the impact of Donald Trump's new sanctions against Iran. Jeremy Hunt, the foreign secretary, signed a joint statement with other EU foreign ministers to ensure European companies doing business with Iran will be protected. The ministers promised to introduce a "blocking statute" to ban European firms from abiding by the US sanctions, which were reimposed by Mr Trump on Monday.
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