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| US President Donald Trump will approve the Iran nuclear deal only one more time before abandoning it if it is not changed, White House officials say. | US President Donald Trump will approve the Iran nuclear deal only one more time before abandoning it if it is not changed, White House officials say. |
| The waiver he will sign suspends US sanctions on Iran for 120 more days. | The waiver he will sign suspends US sanctions on Iran for 120 more days. |
| The White House wants a deal with EU signatories to make restrictions on Iran's uranium enrichment permanent. Under the current deal they are set to expire in 2025. | The White House wants a deal with EU signatories to make restrictions on Iran's uranium enrichment permanent. Under the current deal they are set to expire in 2025. |
| Mr Trump also wants Iran's ballistic missile programme to be addressed. | Mr Trump also wants Iran's ballistic missile programme to be addressed. |
| The landmark deal was signed between six global powers and Iran in 2015. | |
| It saw Iran agree to drastically reduce uranium enrichment activity, dispose of its enriched uranium stocks and modify a heavy water facility so it could not produce material suitable for a nuclear bomb. | |
| In return, decades of international and US nuclear-related sanctions were suspended, and the US president must sign a waiver suspending them every 120 days. | |
| But Mr Trump has strongly criticised the deal, reached under his predecessor President Obama. | |
| "This is the last time he'll issue waivers unless they reach an agreement," senior White House officials said. | "This is the last time he'll issue waivers unless they reach an agreement," senior White House officials said. |
| European powers say the accord - known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) - is vital for international security. | |
| The US still maintains separate sanctions on Iran related to matters such as terrorism, human rights and ballistic missile development. | The US still maintains separate sanctions on Iran related to matters such as terrorism, human rights and ballistic missile development. |
| Meanwhile an Iranian politician said Iran "will not mourn" if the US pulls out of the nuclear deal. | Meanwhile an Iranian politician said Iran "will not mourn" if the US pulls out of the nuclear deal. |
| First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said in a post on his Instagram page that the US would "lose out" if they withdrew from the deal. | First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said in a post on his Instagram page that the US would "lose out" if they withdrew from the deal. |
| Iran says the missiles it has tested are not designed to carry nuclear warheads and insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. | Iran says the missiles it has tested are not designed to carry nuclear warheads and insists its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful. |