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German Chancellor Merkel to hold talks with US President this week

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

The leaders of the United States and France have called for a new deal curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme, but Iranian President Hassan Rouhani swiftly rejected their demands and the EU insisted the current agreement must stay.

The appeal from two of the signatories to the landmark 2015 accord came as French President Emmanuel Macron was on a state visit, received with much pomp by US President Donald Trump.

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