Financial Tribune - There is a strong will among European states to resist US pressure for cutting trade with Iran despite its apparent consequences, a lawmaker said Friday noting that the Europeans are at a historic crossroads.

"The fact that the Europeans themselves have put forward a proposal and have reiterated that they want to stay in the JCPOA shows that Europe is determined to resist US pressures and act independently, which is a good sign," Parvaneh Mafi told ISNA in reference to the Iran nuclear deal—formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.