Pence Urges Unwilling Europeans to Back Iran Sanctions, Quit Iran Nuclear Deal

Vice President Michael Pence gives a speech during the 55th Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 16, 2019. Alexandra Beier/Getty Images

Vice President Mike Pence called on European nations on Feb. 16 to support U.S. sanctions on Iran and to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.

Yet major European players—prominently France, Germany, and Britain—appear unwilling to heed the call amid Europe’s financial entanglements with Iran.