Anxious world lobbies Trump on Iran nuclear deal
In public, in private, and with few exceptions, world leaders gathered at the United Nations this week are urging President Donald Trump not to follow through on his threat to derail the Iran nuclear deal.
But so far, Trump shows no sign of listening to them. And some diplomats and supporters of the agreement even worry the efforts could backfire by triggering Trumps defiantly contrarian instincts.
The issue will take center stage on Wednesday, when Secretary of State Rex Tillerson joins a multinational meeting on the nuclear deal that will also be attended by Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, the first time the two men will meet face-to-face. The session is being held on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
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"The key ones -- France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia and China are telling them that Trump would be opening a Pandoras box to proliferation in the Middle East if he takes steps to unravel the nuclear deal and that it's not 'renegotiable,' said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, a group that has strongly supported the deal.
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