WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump reignited the decades old US feud with Iran on Friday, vowing to confront the “fanatical regime” and throwing a landmark international nuclear agreement into doubt. “It is under continuous review and our participation can be canceled by me as president at any time,” he warned. Since coming to office, Trump had faced intense lobbying from international allies and much of his own national security team, who argue the nuclear deal should remain in place. Both the US government and UN nuclear inspectors say Iran is meeting the technical requirements of its side of the bargain, dramatically curtailing its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Congress must now decide whether to end the nuclear accord by “snapping back” sanctions, which Iran demanded be lifted in exchange for limiting uranium enrichment.

Source: New Strait Times October 14, 2017 00:56 UTC