President Trump Extends Iran Nuclear Deal Again But Says That It is Going To Be The Last Time



The Hill: Trump waives Iran sanctions for what administration says is last time

President Trump will continue waiving sanctions against Iran that were lifted as part of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, the White House said Friday.

But the Trump administration is imposing new, nonnuclear sanctions in response to Iran’s ballistic missile activity and crackdown on anti-government protestors.

In a background briefing with reporters, senior administration officials also warned that this will be last such waiver, calling on a follow-up deal with Europeans and a legislative fix from Congress.

The White House’s announcement Friday keeps alive for now an agreement that Trump has called the “worst deal ever negotiated” while trying project a continued hard-line stance against Tehran.

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