The nuclear deal, Mr. Trump said, drove Iranians into the streets because the government misused the proceeds from the lifting of sanctions. The best Mr. Trump could hope for, one official said, would be a commitment from Europe to begin work on a new and separate agreement. That is one reason he reacted so little to those protests — a reaction that Mr. Trump criticized in his statement on Friday. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyGeneral McMaster has spoken publicly about the need to prepare for a “preventive war” against North Korea. Mr. Trump, however, appears caught between continuing to heap ridicule on Mr. Kim and taking credit for the diplomatic opening.

Source: New York Times January 12, 2018 18:34 UTC