Monday, March 19, 2018

Chairman Of The U.S Senate Foreign Relations Committee Expects President Trump To Pull Out Of Iran Deal



Reuters: Republican senator expects Trump to pull out of Iran deal: CBS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he expects President Donald Trump to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement in May.

“The Iran deal will be another issue that’s coming up in May, and right now it doesn’t feel like it’s gonna be extended,” Corker told CBS’ “Face the Nation” in an interview broadcast Sunday.

“I think the president likely will move away from it unless my, our European counterparts really come together on a framework. And it doesn’t feel to me that they are,” he said.

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WNU Editor: President Trump has been vowing to terminate the Iran nuclear deal since the election .... but it is still there. I think the focus in the coming months from the White House will be on North Korea and negotiating a possible nuclear deal with that nation. Breaking the Iran nuclear deal while these negotiations will be a distraction.

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