Global: Trump Hints at U.S. Ending Iran Deal After Netanyahu Speech

• President Donald Trump hinted he plans to withdraw from the Iran nuclear accord, but that he may be willing to negotiate a new agreement with the Islamic Republic.
• “I’m not telling you what I’m doing but a lot of people think they know,” Trump said of a 12 May 18 deadline to continue waiving U.S. sanctions under the deal. “We’ll make a decision. That doesn’t mean we won’t negotiate a real agreement.”
• Shortly before Trump spoke, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country has proof Iran had a secret program to build nuclear weapons, citing what he described as Iranian documents.
• Iran “didn’t come clean” to the International Atomic Energy Agency, as required by the 2015 deal limiting its nuclear program, he said.
• “That is just not an acceptable situation,” Trump said on 30 Apr 18 at a joint press conference at the White House with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.
• He added that Netanyahu’s announcement vindicated his past skepticism of the deal.
• “I think if anything what’s happening today and what’s happened over the last little while and what we’ve learned has really shown that I’ve been 100% right,” Trump said.

External Link : https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-30/trump-hints-at-u-s-ending-iran-deal-after-netanyahu-speech