Mattis: Trump Administration still weighing Iran nuke deal

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the administration is still considering whether the Iran nuclear deal can be improved enough to persuade President Donald Trump to remain in it.

At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Mattis was asked where the administration stands on the future of the 2015 agreement. Trump has called the deal “insane” and said he will decide by May 12 whether to withdraw from it.

US President Donald Trump (L) and Defense Secretary James Mattis at a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 8, 2018. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)

Mattis in the past has said he believes the US should stick with the agreement. In his remarks Thursday, he did not express an opinion but said discussions with European allies about improving the agreement are still in progress. Iran’s president on Wednesday ruled out any changes or additions to the accord.

— AP

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