Total, the French group that became the largest foreign investor in Iran's energy sector after sanctions were eased in 2016, says it will pull out of the country unless it can be protected from US penalties following American withdrawal from the nuclear deal, as the FT 's David Keohane, Andrew Ward and David Sheppard report. Dive Deeper: Tomorrow, CSIS will host Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of Total, for a conversation on Total's global gas, renewables, and power strategies and their implications for the company's activities in the United States.