WASHINGTON—Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany described the Iranian nuclear deal as a “building block” and part of a “mosaic” needed to contain Tehran, becoming Friday the second major U.S. ally in a week to lobby President Donald Trump inside the White House about the merits of the pact. Ms. Merkel also sought to reassure Mr. Trump on trade and military spending, saying that Germany would boost military funding and signaling a new openness to the kind of bilateral-trade agreements that the U.S. president has said he favors.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 27, 2018 23:03 UTC