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Trump to approve Iran nuclear deal for last time Trump to approve Iran nuclear deal for last time
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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 says he is extending sanctions relief for Iran one last time so Europe and the US can fix the nuclear deal's "terrible flaws".
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 another 120 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. "This is a last chance," the US president said in a statement on Friday. "In the absence of such an agreement, the United States will not again waive sanctions in order to stay in the Iran nuclear deal.
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. "And if at any time I judge that such an agreement is not within reach, I will withdraw from the deal immediately."
Also on Friday, the US imposed separate sanctions against 14 individuals and entities it accuses of rights abuses, censorship and support for weapons proliferators.
Independent of the nuclear deal, the US still maintains sanctions on Iran on matters such as terrorism, human rights and ballistic missile development.
The landmark accord was signed between six global powers and Iran in 2015.
It saw Iran agree to reduce uranium enrichment activity drastically, 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.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. But Mr Trump has repeatedly criticised the deal - reached under his predecessor Barack Obama - as "the worst ever".
"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.
BBC state department correspondent Barbara Plett Usher says no international agreement can be negotiated in 120 days.
She says Iran is not interested in brokering a new deal, so Mr Trump will have either to back down or walk away.
European powers say the accord - known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) - is vital for international security.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. In its most recent quarterly review, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the global nuclear body, said Iran was complying with its terms.
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.