US President Donald Trump is planning to decertify the landmark Iran nuclear pact negotiated by his predecessor Barack Obama, paving the way for potentially reopening sanctions, two leading US dailies said Friday. The New York Times also said Trump plans to decertify the accord but leave it in force and make Congress decide whether to reimpose punitive sanctions, quoting people briefed on the matter. “The Iranian regime supports terrorism and exports violence and chaos across the Middle East,” Trump said in the Cabinet Room. “You will be hearing about Iran very shortly.”Trump must tell Congress by October 15 whether he believes Iran is in compliance with the agreement. Ahead of that deadline, several officials familiar with White House deliberations said Trump has made it clear he does not want to certify Iran’s compliance.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 06, 2017 11:37 UTC