UK’s Boris Johnson Supports Replacing Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal With ‘Trump Deal’

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during the first Prime Minister's Questions of the year, in the House of Commons in London on Jan. 8, 2020. Jessica Taylor/House of Commons via AP

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he supports replacing the Iranian nuclear deal hammered out by former President Barack Obama with one spearheaded by President Donald Trump.

The Obama-era deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saw Iran agree not to build nuclear weapons, although it had limits that critics said were too soft and were set to expire in 2020. While Trump withdrew the United States from the pact in 2018, the UK, Germany, France, Russia, and China have so far stood by the deal.