Senators warn Europe against flouting sanctions

WASHINGTON -- A group of Republican senators is warning European nations not to flout U.S. sanctions on Iran soon to be re-imposed after President Donald Trump withdrew from a landmark nuclear accord.

The 10 senators, all of whom opposed the 2015 agreement, said in a letter to the ambassadors of Britain, France and Germany they would be "particularly troubled" by any efforts to evade or undermine the sanctions. They said attempts to do so could be met by congressional action. A first set of U.S. sanctions is to be restored Aug. 4. A second set will be re-imposed Nov. 4.

The senators, including Iran deal critics Ted Cruz of Texas, Marco Rubio of Florida and Tom Cotton of Arkansas, noted the sanctions are matters of U.S. law.