European leaders said on May 17 they will do their utmost to protect the region’s companies from the adverse effects of US sanctions on Iran as they met at a European Union (EU) summit.
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French President Emmanuel Macron (L), British Prime Minister Theresa May (C) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak following a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of an EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia on May 17, 2018.
