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Iran calls on help from EU as yet another carrier exits the country

Iran's president Hassan Rouhani is now calling on EU countries for help after yet another of the world's largest shipping companies exits the country in anticipation of US sanctions, writes Reuters.
Hassan Rouhani, Iran's president, asks European countries for more help in countering US sanctions. | Photo: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP/Polfoto
Hassan Rouhani, Iran's president, asks European countries for more help in countering US sanctions. | Photo: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP/Polfoto
by KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN

Saturday, France's CMA CGM joined the many companies and carriers pulling out of Iran because of US sanctions. That has prompted Iranian president Hassan Rouhani to request assistance from European countries in counteracting US pressure, writes Reuters.

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