Donald Trump likely to scrap Iran deal amid 'insane' changes of stance, says Macron

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Donald Trump likely to scrap Iran deal amid 'insane' changes of stance, says Macron

French president’s frank comments come after Congress address in which he stood up for policies his US counterpart has sought to destroy

Julian Borger in Washington
Thu 26 Apr 2018 11.54 BST

Emmanuel Macron conceded he had probably failed in his attempt during a three-day trip to Washington to persuade Donald Trump to stay in the Iran nuclear deal, describing US flip-flopping on international agreements as “insane”.

The French president had hoped to convince Trump to continue to waive sanctions on Iran, as agreed by the 2015 nuclear deal, in which Iran agreed to accept strict curbs on its nuclear activities. Macron offered Trump the prospect of negotiations on a new complementary deal that would address Iranian missile development and Tehran’s military intervention in the Middle East.

But speaking to US reporters before leaving Washington, Macron said: “My view – I don’t know what your president will decide – is that he will get rid of this deal on his own, for domestic reasons.”

Noting that Trump had also pulled the US out of the Paris climate change accord – another commitment of the Obama administration – Macron said such frequent changes in the US position on global issues “can work in the short term but it’s very insane in the medium to long term”

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/25/macron-goes-against-trump-on-paris-climate-deal-and-iran-nuclear-accord

[Arkansas Granny]

1. Can Congress override a decision like this or can he just do this on a whim?

[Iliyah]

2. You would think they could, but if so, I doubt GOP's congress will do so.

This current effed up Republican party seems to want an unstable world.