Macron Trump LIVE: Trump warns if Iran threatens USA 'will pay price like few ever paid'
Speaking during a joint meeting with Emmanuel Macron the US leader warned Iran that a new nuclear deal will need “solid foundations”. He said: “If I do what some people expect, whether or not it will be possible to do a new deal with solid foundations. “Because this is a deal with decade foundations. It’s a bad deal, it’s a bad structure. It’s falling down. “It should have never, ever, ever been made.
“I blame Congress, I blame a lot of people for it. But it should have never been made. “And we’re going to see what happens on the 12th. “But I will say, if Iran threatens us in any way, they will pay a price like few other countries have ever paid.” Trump continued his hostile rhetoric toward the nuclear deal, calling it terrible, ridiculous and insane and threatening Iran with repercussions should it restart its nuclear program.
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The Republican firebrand has until May 12 to decide whether to keep the US in the agreement and is under strong European pressure to remain in it, with Macron saying that while imperfect it holds the best chance of containing Tehran. Trump also blasted the nuclear accord with Iran as “insane”. 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. Tehran has vowed to ramp up its nuclear programme if the agreement collapses. He added: "I think we really had some substantive talks on Iran. And we're looking forward to doing something.”
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