FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Iran may resume its nuclear activities ‘at a much greater speed’ if President Donald Trump moves forward with plans to pull the U.S. out of a landmark nuclear agreement and reimpose sanctions against the nation, Iran’s foreign minister said Friday [4-20-18]. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif told ‘Face the Nation’ host Margaret Brennan, in an interview set to air Sunday, that Iran is open to relaunching its nuclear program should Trump not waive economic sanctions on Tehran…Trump in January again extended the nuclear deal, one of former President Barack Obama’s signature foreign policy achievements, despite frequently railing against the pact and threatening to withdraw the U.S. from it. The action effectively set a May 12 deadline for the president to decide whether to again renew a waiver of sanctions against Iran, something that comes up for renewal every 120 days. The lifting of sanctions was agreed upon by the Obama administration as part of the international agreement, which imposed additional restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program.”
-Cristiano Lima, “Iran may resume nuclear program at ‘greater speed’ if Trump exits deal, Tehran says,” Reuters, April 20, 2018 5:07 pm