Daily Mail: Trump pulls U.S. OUT of Iran nuclear deal calling it 'disastrous' and accuses Iranian regime of LYING to build an atomic bomb – and defiant Tehran pledges to step up its program
* Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will reimpose sanctions on Iran and punish any country that helps in its pursuit of nuclear weapons
* 'America will not be held hostage to nuclear blackmail,' he said in remarks from the Diplomatic Reception room of the White House
* Trump faced a May 12 deadline to decide what to do with the 2015 pact from which he said during his campaign that he'd extract the U.S.
* The United States' European allies were begging Trump in the lead-up to the announcement to stay in the pact
* Trump's new secretary of state was not on hand Tuesday
* The president said during his remarks that Mike Pompeo was an hour out from North Korea
* Iran's president Hassan Rouhani blasted Trump, insisting that Trump's 'psychological war and economic pressures will not work'
* Rouhani told state-run TV that he's ready to 'start enriching uranium more than before, and will start ramping up production 'in the next weeks'
* Israeli Defense Forces instructed local officials in the Golan Heights to open bomb shelters
* Former President Barack Obama, whose administration inked the Iran deal, called Tuesday's pullback 'misguided'
* John Kerry, Obama's former secretary of state, said Trump's decision 'breaks America's word' to the rest of the world
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's ditching the Iran nuclear deal, calling it 'disastrous' and an 'embarrassment.'
Trump said that the U.S. now has 'definitive proof' that Iran was lying about its pursuit of nuclear weapons when it entered into the 2015 agreement. And he threatened Tehran's mullahs with new headaches if they resume their pursuit of a weapon of mass destruction.
'If the regime continues its nuclear aspirations, it will have bigger problems than it has ever had before,' the president warned. 'It is clear to me that we cannot prevent an Iranian nuclear bomb under the decaying and rotten structure of the current agreement.'
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MIDDLE EAST
Israel launches air strikes in Syria after ordering bomb shelters to open due to ‘irregular’ Iranian troop movements near its border as Trump axes nuclear deal
Syria downs two Israeli missiles near capital: state media.
Defiant Iranian leader says country will enrich even MORE uranium after Trump blows up nuclear deal.
Iran president: Uranium enrichment may resume if deal fails.
Iran may stay in nuclear deal after US withdrawal if it's guaranteed by remaining parties.
Iran says no military threat frightens it: IRNA.
Iran’s military chief warns it will respond to Israel, eventually.
Iran's Rouhani wants constructive relations with world, as he waits for US decision.
Syria war: Rebels leave last major besieged enclave.
Hezbollah and allies set for majority in Lebanon elections. Hezbollah, Amal and allies biggest winners in Lebanon elections.
White House announces Jerusalem embassy opening attendees.
ASIA
Trump reveals Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meeting Kim Jong-un within hours to finalize plans for peace summit.
Xi urges Trump to consider N. Korea's 'reasonable security concerns': state media.
Kim Jong-un makes surprise visit to China as he is seen taking a seaside stroll with President Xi after flying in on his private jet.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits China, meets with Xi.
China resists push at UN for Myanmar probe of Rohingya attacks.
UN says Afghan air raid in April killed 30 children.
Afghan poverty rises sharply since NATO combat troops' departure.
New violence hits Kashmir as death of tourist condemned.
Malaysia election: Growing discontent among voters.
Sri Lanka president urges end to power struggle.
40 per cent of Indonesian university students targeted by radical religious ideology, report says.
More dust storms hit northern India.
Sun Zhengcai: Former top Chinese official jailed for life.
AFRICA
New outbreak of Ebola kills 17 in northwest DR Congo.
Boko Haram will take years to 'eliminate': UN envoy.
Nigeria's military says helped rescue over 1,000 Boko Haram victims.
Madagascar mulls early vote to end political crisis.
Mozambican leader to pay tribute to late rival Dhlakama.
Kenya: Thousands of hectares of farmland destroyed by floods.
Deadly flash floods hit east African countries already in dire need.
Opposition faction agrees to join South Sudan's ruling party.
Equatorial Guinea opposition banned.
African growth picks up but debt a concern, says IMF.
EUROPE
EU 'determined to preserve' Iran nuclear deal: Mogherini.
Armenian parliament elects protest leader Nikol Pashinian as prime minister .
Germany committed to Iran deal, even if US exits.
Italy faces fresh elections as coalition talks fail. Italy faces another election this summer as political parties refuse to form a coalition after months of bickering.
Cyprus, Israel, Greece push East Med gas pipeline to Europe.
Russia inauguration: What did Vladimir Putin say.
Italy's deal with Libya to 'pull back' migrants faces legal challenge.
Germany: Famous WWII Remagen bridge towers up for sale.
AMERICAS
Obama rebukes Trump for blowing up Iran deal as he warns the U.S. could face a losing choice - a nuclear-armed Tehran or a new war in the Middle East.
Iran nuclear deal: Trump to reveal US decision ahead of deadline.
Senate Dems urge Trump to remain in Iran deal ahead of announcement.
New CIA boss Gina Haspel to face Senate grilling.
Trump considers benching Giuliani from doing TV interviews.
US to push to isolate Venezuela until Maduro leaves power.
Colombian army killed thousands more civilians than reported, study claims.
Mexico violence: Clowns protest over Acapulco murder rate.
Eric Schneiderman, New York attorney general, quits amid assault reports.
Hawaii governor appeals for federal help as NEW lava fissures open up and residents are told to 'go now' five days after Kilauea volcano first erupted.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
US-backed Kurdish fighters resume anti-IS ops: coalition.
ISIS targets elections in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya.
Appeals court upholds decision barring transfer of US-Saudi citizen detained by military.
Iraqi intelligence reveals where ISIS's Baghdadi believed to be hiding.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
US stocks end mixed; oil falls on US pullout from Iran deal.
China's trade gap with the US widens despite tariffs threat.
Oil prices drop before Trump's decision on Iran.
Fed’s Powell: Rate hikes should not upend the global economy.
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