Trump hints he may be open to 'bigger' Iran deal
US President Donald Trump suggested he might be open to French President Emmanuel Macron’s idea for a bigger deal to address concerns about Iran.
WASHINGTON — Speaking at a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Donald Trump suggested he may be open to Macron’s idea for what Trump called a “much bigger” Iran deal that would address concerns about Iran’s ballistic missile program and regional presence.
“I think we will have a very good shot at doing a much bigger … deal,” Trump, standing with Macron at lecterns in the White House East Room, said Tuesday. “We'll know fairly soon.”
Macron said he and Trump had discussed his idea for a framework on Iran that has four pillars. The first pillar would preserve the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to deal with concerns about Iran’s nuclear program until the year 2025. The second would ensure that Iran never gets nuclear weapons after that. The third would address concerns about Iran’s ballistic missile program and proliferation. The fourth pillar would address concerns about Iran’s regional activities and seek longer-term stability in the region, including by finding a political solution to the Syria civil war after the defeat of the so-called Islamic State.
“We therefore wish, from now on, to work on a new deal with Iran,” Macron, speaking through a translator, said. “I therefore would like us to commit to that effect in the weeks and months to come.”
