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 by Staff Writers Washington (AFP) April 29, 2018
US President Donald Trump has not yet decided whether to scrap the Iran nuclear deal, US National Security Advisor John Bolton said Sunday. "He has made no decision on the nuclear deal, whether to stay in or get out," Bolton told Fox News Sunday. "He is certainly considering the framework, the four pillars that President (Emmanuel) Macron laid out in their meeting last week," said Bolton, referring to efforts to supplement the Iran deal with additional measures to make it more palatable to Trump. The White House later issued a statement saying Trump had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday about Iran. "The two leaders discussed the continuing threats and challenges facing the Middle East region, especially the problems posed by the Iranian regime's destabilizing activities," it said. In 2015 the United States, along with other nations, struck a deal with Iran to end a 12-year standoff over that country's nuclear program, which was feared to be leading towards an atomic weapons capability. Iran agreed to freeze its nuclear program in return for the lifting of punishing international sanctions, but Trump has criticized the deal as not going far enough. Britain, France and Germany -- the three European countries that signed the Iran nuclear deal -- are working to head off Trump's threat to walk away from the accord and reimpose sanctions. Trump has called the existing accord "insane" and "ridiculous," in part because its restrictions start to expire in 2025. French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed an additional deal that extends Iran's nuclear restrictions while also curbing its ballistic missile program and support for militias in the Middle East. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani rejected any hopes of rewriting the nuclear deal itself.
Libya denuclearization model for N.Korea: Bolton "We have very much in mind the Libya model from 2003, 2004," Bolton told Fox News Sunday when asked if North Korea would have to fully give up its nuclear weapons, fuel and missiles before the US makes concessions. "There are obviously differences, the Libyan program was much smaller. But that was basically the agreement that we made," Bolton said. "We'll want to test North Korea in this first meeting for evidence that they have made this strategic decision" to end their program, he said. But Libya's move to scrap its nuclear program also serves as a model of what North Korea fears will happen: its government was later overthrown by rebel forces supported by Western air strikes. Pyongyang regularly cites the fates of Saddam Hussein in Iraq -- whose government was overthrown in a US-led invasion -- and Libya's Moamer Kadhafi, as evidence of the need for nuclear arms.
Iran's Rouhani questions 'right' to seek new nuclear deal Tabriz, Iran (AFP) April 25, 2018 Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday questioned the legitimacy of demands for a fresh nuclear agreement with Tehran, after the leaders of the US and France called for a "new" deal. "Together with a leader of a European country they say: 'We want to decide on an agreement reached by seven parties'. What for? With what right?" Rouhani said in a speech. US President Donald Trump has fiercely criticised a three-year-old deal reached by world powers to curb Iran's nuclear programme, and threa ... read more
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