Iran says Europeans yielding to 'high school bully' Trump in nuclear row

FILE PHOTO: Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif arrives at the airport in New Delhi, India, January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister said on Thursday three European states had succumbed to U.S. threats of new tariffs on their goods when they triggered a dispute mechanism in a nuclear pact, a step that could lead to the reimposition of United Nations sanctions.

The pact, or JCPOA, was agreed in 2015 between Tehran and world powers. U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018 and imposed stringent U.S. sanctions on Iran, telling Tehran he wanted a new broader deal on nuclear and other issues.