Reuters: Trump issues ultimatum to 'fix' Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday gave the Iran nuclear deal a final reprieve but warned European allies and Congress they had to work with him to “fix the terrible flaws” of the pact or face U.S. withdrawal.
Trump said he would waive sanctions against Iran lifted as part of the deal but only as a “last chance” and would not do so again. The ultimatum puts pressure on Europeans - key backers and parties to the 2015 international agreement – to satisfy Trump, who has called the deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program “the worst ever.”
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Saudi women to enter stadiums for first time to watch soccer.
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Kim Jong-un boasts N. Korea can withstand a century of sanctions.
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Afghanistan: US 'launches airstrike' after apparent insider attack.
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China's US surplus jumps as trade with world picks up.
India vows to handle China's 'assertiveness'.
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AFRICA
Zimbabwe faces bloodshed if 'illegal regime' stays, Mugabe ally says.
Gambia 'suspends political events' over clashes.
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