TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday slammed the U.S. for trying to kill off the 2015 nuclear deal, calling on Europe to make further efforts to preserve the accord, officially called the JCPOA.

Zarif made the remarks in a meeting with Swedish Deputy Foreign Minister Annika Soder in Tehran.

The two sides also dwelt on major regional and international developments, including developments in Yemen and Syria, and bilateral relations.

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