4/24/2018

FRANCE/IRAN/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Iran would have ‘big problems’ if the country restarts its nuclear program, as he hosted French President Emmanuel Macron, who has pushed for the U.S. to remain in the nuclear pact and Tuesday [4-24-18] floated the idea of an expanded deal…At a later news conference, Mr. Trump again used tough rhetoric against Tehran. ‘If Iran threatens us in any way, they will pay a price like few countries have ever paid,’ he said. The Trump administration has vowed to pull out of the nuclear accord unless European allies agree to address administration concerns. Mr. Trump says the deal gives Iran too much in sanctions relief for too few curbs on its nuclear program. Mr. Macron said he sees the deal differently, but he noted that the two leaders both want to stem nuclear proliferation.”

-Michael C. Bender and Stacy Meichtry, “Donald Trump Warns of ‘Big Problems’ if Iran Reboots Nuclear Effort,” The Wall Street Journal, April 24, 2018 3:15 pm