Cairo — The Arab League on Wednesday called for the Iran nuclear deal to be revised, a day after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the accord. “It’s necessary to revise the agreement,” Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit said, expressing the “exasperation” of Arab nations in the face of the “destabilizing politics” of Iran in the region. Egypt said on Wednesday that Arab nations must be involved in any future efforts to amend the international nuclear deal on Iran. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry also said Iran must abide by its commitments under the separate nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty “in a way that will ensure that Iran remains a country free of nuclear weapons”. A ministry statement called for Arab participation in any future dialogue on regional issues “especially that which is related to the possibility of amending the nuclear deal with Iran”. Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen stressed the importance that the US decision would lead to addressing the danger being posed by Iran’s policies to destabilize the security and stability of Islamic countries. Meanwhile, European allies sought to salvage the international nuclear pact with Iran. “The deal is not dead. There’s an American withdrawal from the deal but the deal is still there,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said. Trump complained that the deal did not address Iran’s ballistic missile program, its nuclear activities beyond 2025 or its role in conflicts in Yemen and Syria. The Trump administration kept the door open to negotiating another deal with allies, but it is far from clear whether the Europeans would pursue that option or be able to convince Iran to accept it. China’s foreign ministry said Beijing would defend the deal and urged parties “to assume a responsible attitude”. — Agencies Abandoning the pact was one of the most consequential decisions of Trump’s “America First” policy, which has led him to quit the global Paris climate accord, come close to a trade war with China and pull out of an Asian-Pacific trade deal. The US Treasury says sanctions related to Iran’s energy, auto and financial sectors will be reimposed in three and six months. US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said a license for Boeing Co to sell passenger jets to Iran will be revoked, scuttling a $38 billion deal. The ban will also hit Europe’s Airbus, whose planes contain US-made parts.