U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to become Washington’s top diplomat sought to defuse fears that he might advocate withdrawing from the Iranian nuclear deal, saying he will continue working with U.S. allies to try to strengthen and “fix” the agreement. Trump’s nomination of CIA Director Mike Pompeo last month to be his next secretary of state prompted fears that Trump would soon abandon Iran’s 2015 agreement with world powers because Pompeo was a strident opponent of the deal and critic of Iran as a member of Congress. But at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 12, Pompeo said he would pick up where former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson left off — working with European allies to try to strengthen and “fix” the deal. “I want to fix this deal. That’s the objective,” Pompeo told the Senate committee. “If there is no chance to fix it, I’ll recommend to the president we do our level best to work with our allies to achieve a better outcome and a better deal.” Trump faces a deadline early next month to decide on whether to continue waiving U.S. sanctions against Iran, as required under the deal in exchange… Read full this story
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