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| Iran nuclear deal: Trump decertifies Obama-era agreement and accuses Tehran of spreading 'chaos' | Iran nuclear deal: Trump decertifies Obama-era agreement and accuses Tehran of spreading 'chaos' |
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| Donald Trump has struck a blow against the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement — in defiance of other world powers — by choosing not to certify that Tehran is complying with the deal. | Donald Trump has struck a blow against the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement — in defiance of other world powers — by choosing not to certify that Tehran is complying with the deal. |
| During a speech at the White House, Mr Trump accused the "fanatical regime" in Tehran of spreading "death, destruction and chaos around the globe" as he again called the nuclear pact "one of the worst" agreements the US has ever entered into. | During a speech at the White House, Mr Trump accused the "fanatical regime" in Tehran of spreading "death, destruction and chaos around the globe" as he again called the nuclear pact "one of the worst" agreements the US has ever entered into. |
| However, he stopped short of scrapping the agreement altogether, saying he wanted his administration to work with Congress to address the "deal's many serious flaws". But if lawmakers fail to address his concerns, Mr Trump has threatened to ultimately terminate it. | |
| He said the deal is merely a "temporary delay" on Iran's "path to nuclear weapons" and said that Iran had committed multiple violations of the deal and was not living up to its spirit. | He said the deal is merely a "temporary delay" on Iran's "path to nuclear weapons" and said that Iran had committed multiple violations of the deal and was not living up to its spirit. |
| "We will not continue down a path whose predictable conclusion is more violence," Mr Trump said. | |
| Under the 2015 agreement with six nations – including the US, UK and France – Iran agreed to restrict its nuclear programme for at least 10 years in exchange for the loosening of economic sanctions that had crippled its economy. | Under the 2015 agreement with six nations – including the US, UK and France – Iran agreed to restrict its nuclear programme for at least 10 years in exchange for the loosening of economic sanctions that had crippled its economy. |
| Mr Trump said the removal of sanctions was giving the Iranian regime an immediate financial boost, increasing its funds to support terrorism. | |
| By decertifying the agreement, the President is starting the clock on a 60-day congressional review of the deal. The President is urging Congress to toughen requirements for Iran to continue to get relief from US sanctions. The administration also wants lawmakers to amend legislation to highlight troubling non-nuclear Iranian behaviour not covered by the deal. | |
| Republican members of Congress were unanimously opposed to the agreement in 2015, but they have wavered since then on whether Mr Trump should enforce it. | |
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