As Trump Weighs New Iran Sanctions, Multinationals Evaluate Their Projects

Any new U.S. sanctions would affect European companies with big businesses stateside

TEHRAN—A handful of multinationals are closely monitoring their Iranian interests—and some are plotting ways to preserve them—as the Trump administration weighs reinstating economic sanctions.

President Donald Trump said he would decide Tuesday whether to follow through on his threats to pull out of a multilateral deal that removed most economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for Tehran limiting its nuclear ambitions.

Amid...