WASHINGTON — President Trump asserted Thursday that his decision to abandon the Iran nuclear deal had already curbed Iran’s aggressive behavior, and he predicted that his hard-nosed tactics would also result in a successful nuclear negotiation with North Korea. “Iran is not the same country that it was a few months ago,” Mr. Trump said at a news conference, five days before he was scheduled to meet in Singapore with Kim Jong-un of North Korea. Mr. Trump cited no evidence to support his contention. Still, the president said his willingness to walk away from the Iran deal would set the right tone for his negotiations with Mr. Kim over North Korea’s nuclear program. Mr. Trump pointed out that he had already walked away from the Singapore meeting once — a decision he reversed after 24 hours when the Kim government issued a conciliatory response.

Source: New York Times June 07, 2018 19:59 UTC