Economics
Shredding Iran Nuclear Deal May Be Harder Than Trump Thinks
- Republicans may move focus to scrutiny of Iran’s regional role
- U.S. allies as well as China, Russia would recoil at lost deal
Iranians celebrate in the streets after a nuclear deal with six world powers was signed.
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As a candidate, Donald Trump called the six-nation accord with Iran to halt its nuclear program “one of the dumbest deals ever” and said dismantling it would be a top priority. Now, he’s finding that ripping it up after he becomes president may not be so easy.
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