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US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart
Emmanuel Macron have suggested there could be a new agreement on
Iran's nuclear programme. After talks in the US, Mr Trump, who is
sceptical of an accord that was struck in 2015, spoke about
"doing a much bigger, maybe, deal". Mr Macron said a new
pact must cover Iran's ballistic missile programme and its role in
the Middle East.
US intelligence is monitoring a series of cargo flights
from Iran into Syria that the US suspects may be carrying weapons
systems into Syria for potential use by Bashar al-Assad's regime or
Iranian forces, CNN has learned... [T]he US and Israel are both
concerned the cargo could potentially include weapons that could
eventually be used to threaten Israel.
It is time to time to return to the traditional
understanding of "advise and consent," putting the national
interest above partisanship - and judging simply if the candidate can
do the job. Director Pompeo has shown he can. He deserves
confirmation.
UANI IN THE NEWS
The prospects of a wider war pitting Israel against
Iran, Hezbollah and the Shiite militias in Syria and Lebanon are
increasing-thanks to Russia.
NUCLEAR DEAL
President Donald Trump and Iran's top diplomat traded
sharp warnings on Tuesday, with Trump threatening "bigger
problems" than ever if Tehran restarts its nuclear program.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif put the president on notice,
telling The Associated Press if the U.S. pulls out of the nuclear
deal, Iran "mostly likely" would abandon it, too.
President Donald Trump leveled dire warnings at Iran and
signaled an interest in an unspecified new deal to rein in Tehran,
echoing a suggestion from French President Emmanuel Macron after the
two leaders met Tuesday at the White House.
U.S. President Donald Trump and French President
Emmanuel Macron pledged on Tuesday to seek stronger measures to
contain Iran, but Trump refrained from committing to staying in a
2015 nuclear deal and threatened Tehran with retaliation if it
restarted its nuclear program.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he had
very frank discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump on the Iran
nuclear agreement and believes the two countries should begin work to
forge a new accord to address concerns about Tehran. Macron
told a news conference that four issues needed to be addressed:
including blocking any Iranian nuclear activity until 2025, putting
an end to Iranian ballistic missile activity and finding a political
solution to contain Iran in the region.
French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing the limits
of international diplomacy, as his last-ditch appeal to salvage the
Iran nuclear deal wrong-footed European allies and was met with
intransigence by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Iran's president poured scorn on Wednesday on U.S. and
European discussions over Tehran's nuclear agreement, and dismissed
Donald Trump as a "tradesman" who lacked the qualifications
to deal with a complex international pact.
Don't kill or strengthen the nuclear deal. Just let the
regime continue to crumble.
Trump has vowed to rip up the agreement, which he has
described as "the worst deal ever." He's now threatening to
reject an extension of the agreement ahead of a May 12
deadline. So who loses out if Trump does decide to abandon the
nuclear deal?
CONGRESS & IRAN
President Trump's threat to pull out of the Iran nuclear
deal is causing anxiety on Capitol Hill, including among GOP
lawmakers who opposed the pact but fear there will be grave
consequences from withdrawing.
ECONOMIC NEWS
Oil prices dropped to the lows of the session after
President Donald Trump signaled that the United States and France are
close to reaching an agreement to preserve the Iran nuclear
deal.
GULF STATES, YEMEN, & IRAN
To the Trump administration, the recovered missile
fragments were incontrovertible proof that Iran was illicitly arming
Yemen's Houthi rebels. Yet Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad
Zarif brushed it off Tuesday as little more than cheese puffs.
In an NPR interview with [Iranian Foreign Minister
Mohammad Javad] Zarif on Monday evening, it was apparent how the
rivalry with Saudi Arabia is a factor in many Iranian decisions -
including the uncertain future of its nuclear agreement with the
United States and other world powers.
TERRORISM & EXTREMISM
Iran is promoting a domestically-produced mobile
messaging app, complete with a "Death to America" emoji, in
an attempt to get millions of Iranians to abandon the popular
Telegram service, which it blames for promoting unrest in the
country.
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