World War 3: Trump issues stark warning to Iran over nuke programme
AFP/GETTY IMAGES Donald Trump has threatened Iran over its nuclear programme
Speaking to reporters during French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit this afternoon, Mr Trump also blasted the nuclear accord with Iran as “insane”. Tehran has vowed to ramp up its nuclear programme if the agreement collapses. The US leader has previously threatened to tear up the deal, which curbs Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for a stay on economic sanctions. The accord is effectively on life support until May 12, when a decision will need to be taken whether to extend or cancel it.
Mr Macron, along with Theresa May and Angela Merkel, has urged the US to honour its commitment to the deal. But Mr Trump has previously hit out at what he described as the pact’s “terrible flaws”. The commander-in-chief has insisted the deal goes too easy on Iran at a time when Tehran is continuing to pursue more powerful ballistic missiles as well as stoking tensions in the Middle East, including the civil wars in Syria and Yemen. He described the accord as “insane”, adding it was “a terrible deal that should have never been made”
REUTERS Donald Trump discussed the Iran nuclear deal with Emmanuel Macron