Iran nuclear deal

President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a ceremony to mark Iran's National Nuclear Day, dedicated to the country's achievements in nuclear technology, in Tehran on April 9.

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Trump To Announce Whether U.S. Will Break The Iran Nuclear Deal

9:37pm May 07, 2018

by Larry Kaplow

Ahead of the announcement Tuesday, a look at what the sanctions do, what a U.S. pullout would mean and how Iran could react. European allies warn that Iran could renew nuclear weapons development.

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson arrives in Downing Street for the weekly cabinet meeting last month in London.

Don't 'Junk' The Iran Nuclear Deal, Boris Johnson Says On 'Fox & Friends'

9:45am May 07, 2018

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says the Iran deal can help avoid a nuclear arms race in the Middle East — one that would also include Saudi Arabia.

President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron during an appearance at the White House on Tuesday.

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Macron Doesn't Believe He Changed Trump's Mind On The Iran Deal

9:15pm April 25, 2018

by William Dobson

Trump has said since he was a presidential candidate that he wanted to scrap the nuclear agreement with Tehran.

Attendees hold signs and cheer during a Tea Party Patriots rally against the Iran nuclear deal in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 9, 2015.

U.S. Negotiator's Plan For Iran Nuclear Deal: Tweak, Don't Delete

2:36pm April 25, 2018

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Brian Hook, the U.S. diplomat who is leading negotiations with the Europeans over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to make it more palatable to the Trump administration.

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Mohammad Javad Zarif, the foreign minister of Iran, poses for a portrait.

Iran's Foreign Minister: Renegotiating Nuclear Deal Would Damage U.S. Credibility

10:20am April 24, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaking with Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep, said no one will trust the United States to stick to an international agreement if it goes back on the nuclear deal.

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Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's Foreign Minister, in New York City on April 23, 2018.

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Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

10:19am April 24, 2018

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about U.S.-Iran relations, the Iran nuclear deal and the war in Syria.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo (right) is President Trump's choice to replace Rex Tillerson, who has been fired as secretary of state.

Tillerson Vs. Pompeo: What Trump's Cabinet Shake-Up Might Mean For Policy

12:00pm March 14, 2018

by Scott Horsley

If confirmed, CIA Director Mike Pompeo would be a very different secretary of state than his predecessor, Rex Tillerson. Here is where they stand on North Korea, Iran, trade and chemistry with Trump.

President Trump announced he would not recertify the Iran nuclear deal and warned that the U.S. could withdraw from it "at any time."

Trump Threatened To Kill The Iran Nuclear Deal. But The Deal Wins — For Now

8:39pm October 13, 2017

by Larry Kaplow

For all his denunciations of the Iran nuclear deal, the president passed up a chance to exit from it. While the deal stays in place for now, plenty of questions remain about what might happen next.

President Trump speaks during a nomination announcement at the East Room of the White House on Thursday.

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Trump Takes Tougher Line On Iran's Nuclear Program

4:37pm October 13, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The president says he won't recertify the 2015 nuclear deal, giving Congress the option to reimpose sanctions and rewrite parts of the agreement.

President Trump on Friday stated that the Iran nuclear deal is not in the best interests for the security of the United States, but stopped short of withdrawing from the 2015 agreement.

Trump's Refusal To Recertify Sets Off Reconsideration Of Iran Nuclear Deal

4:01pm October 13, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

President Trump's decision not to recertify the Iran nuclear deal opens the door for Congress to reevaluate the agreement. Foreign affairs analyst Jonathan Wachtel says the time is right to do so.