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Trump To Detail Tougher Line On Iran's Nuclear Program

The president is expected to say he won't recertify the 2015 nuclear deal, giving Congress the option to reimpose sanctions and rewrite parts of the agreement.
President Trump speaks during a nomination announcement at the East Room of the White House on Thursday. / Alex Wong / Getty Images

President Trump on Friday is expected to announce a tough new approach to Iran that could result in eventually unraveling the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

However, he is unlikely for now to remove the U.S. from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which he has called "the worst

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