that they are on the same page when it comes to defining u.s. president donald trump last week the u.s. president withdrew from the iran nuclear deal and has threatened economic sanctions against countries that continue to do business in iran that includes the united states most important ally europe washington has pushed policies in the past which europe did not support but almost always both sides sought and found common ground that's how good friends remain good friends but donald trump the rival at the white house is apparently redefined that term and so much more so today after more than a year of trying to influence accommodate or tolerate the most powerful man in the world the european union drew a line in the transatlantic same. new development and we have to act now and that's the reason why we're initiating the process of recourse to the blocking