Critics
say nuclear deal failed to stop Iran's regional meddling, and its missile program development
Not exact matches
Iran has
said it will ramp up its
nuclear program if the
deal collapses and a senior Iranian official
said on Tuesday that Tehran might...
NEW YORK, April 30 - Oil prices rose on Monday after Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
said Iran had lied about pursuing
nuclear weapons after signing a 2015
deal with global powers, while U.S. stocks fell with declines in healthcare shares.
In Saudi Arabia earlier, Pompeo
said that the U.S. would abandon the 2015
nuclear deal with Iran, reached under President Donald Trump's predecessor, unless talks with European partners yield improvements to ensure the Islamic Republic never possesses
nuclear weapons.
We still have all the different soundbites on Iran and the May 12 deadline is coming up,» Petromatrix strategist Olivier Jakob
said, referring to an upcoming date by which the United States has
said it will withdraw from a
nuclear deal with Iran if the other signatories to the
deal do not meet certain conditions.
French President Emmanuel Macron forcefully challenged many of the U.S. president's policies during a visit to Washington,
saying an international
nuclear deal with Iran, which President Donald Trump has harshly criticized, was not perfect but must remain in place until a replacement is forged.
* Netanyahu
says Iran lied after signing 2015
nuclear deal.
* Iran denies supporting terrorism,
says Trump ignorant (Adds Netanyahu support for strengthening Iran
nuclear deal)
In contrast to his fierce opposition to the Obama administration's negotiations with Iran to reach a
nuclear deal in 2015, which he called a «historic mistake», Netanyahu
said Israel was willing to support U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to strengthen the 2015 agreement.
The risk of the U.S. pulling out of the Iran
nuclear deal, resulting in sanctions on the producing nation, has already largely been priced in, underpinning the market, he
said.
Oil steadied on Monday, reversing early losses after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
said he would make an announcement later in the day about the
nuclear deal with Iran.
President Donald Trump will pull out of a
nuclear deal with Iran, although the spokeswoman
said the decision was not linked to the political climate with Iran.
«The multilateral talks with Iran that culminated in the
deal to verifiably prevent Iran from acquiring a
nuclear weapon were focused squarely on Iran's
nuclear program,» Price
said in a statement to Business Insider.
Oil prices rose on Monday, bouncing off early losses after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
said Israel had proof that «Iran lied» about its
nuclear capabilities, and that he was sure US President Donald Trump would do «the right thing» in reviewing the country's
nuclear deal with western powers.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
said on Sunday he told Kim during their secret meeting at the beginning of April that North Korea would have to agree to take «irreversible» steps toward shutting its
nuclear weapons program in any
deal with the United States.
He appealed to the U.S. to rejoin the Paris climate accord and create a «low - carbon economy» because «there is no Planet B.» He
said remaining with America's allies in the Iran
nuclear deal, at least until some replacement is negotiated, is the best path for fighting terrorism, preserving peace and avoiding
nuclear proliferation.
(New throughout, updates prices, market activity and comments) NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters)- Oil prices rose on Monday, bouncing off early losses as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
said Israel had proof that «Iran lied» about its
nuclear weapons capability, and that he was sure U.S. President Donald Trump would do «the right thing» in reviewing the country's
nuclear deal with western powers.
«It is unclear whether any new information regarding Iran's
nuclear activities was revealed or any new argument for scrapping the
nuclear deal,»
said Hasnain Malik, global head of equity research at Exotix Capital.
The sentiment on Thursday marked a shift from earlier in the week, when oil prices fell after Trump
said the United States and France could reach an agreement «fairly quickly» on the Iran
nuclear deal.
Analysts
said the market is extremely sensitive to any developments on the
nuclear deal and sanctions.
«Our sense is that Kim Jong Un has made the calculation that he likely can't make a
deal with this president and expect it to last,» she
said, pointing to Trump's threats to pull out of the Iran
nuclear deal.
May stunned investors by putting Hinkley on hold in July, just hours before a
deal was to be signed,
saying she needed time to assess the project under which French utility firm EDF would build Britain's first new
nuclear reactor in decades, backed by $ 8 billion of Chinese cash.
The president
said that while he personally likes Tillerson and got along with him, the two disagreed on important policy issues, including the Iran
nuclear deal, and had «different mindsets.»
A top advisor to Iran's supreme leader
said Tehran would not accept any change to the 2015
nuclear deal, Reuters reported.
Britain
said on Sunday that it, France and Germany - the other signatories to the 2015 Iran
deal along with Russia, China and the European Union - agreed that the accord was the best way of stopping Tehran from gaining
nuclear weapons.
Iran has
said it will ramp up its
nuclear program if the
deal collapses and a senior Iranian official
said on Tuesday that Tehran might quit a treaty designed to stop the spread of
nuclear weapons if Trump scraps the agreement.
Trump has been a vocal critic of the Iran
nuclear deal and imposing new sanctions would put economic pressure on Iranian leadership, but analysts
say it could also send the wrong message to the country's people who are in the midst of challenging their rulers in the most significant uprising Iran has seen since 2009.
Similar to Trump, Bolton has called the
nuclear agreement a «strategic debacle,» and
said in January on Fox News that the
deal should be scrapped, sanctions reimposed, and regime change encouraged.
Iran, facing a possible U.S. exit from its
nuclear deal with world powers, welcomed the inter-Korean summit, but
said Washington was not a «qualified» partner in the negotiations.
NEW YORK, April 30 - Oil prices rallied on Monday after Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
said Iran had lied about pursuing
nuclear weapons after signing a 2015
deal with global powers, while global stock indexes dipped with the S&P 500 led down by losses in technology.
President Trump will leave the Iran
nuclear deal next month if there are no significant changes, Sen. Bob Corker
says.
Netanyahu
said Iran had continued to preserve and expand its
nuclear weapons knowledge after the
deal.
ANKARA, May 3 - Iran's foreign minister
said on Thursday U.S. demands to change its 2015
nuclear agreement with world powers were unacceptable as a deadline set by President Donald Trump for Europeans to «fix» the
deal loomed.
Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner called the Quebec
deal a step in the right direction, but
said the province should not extend the life of the Pickering
nuclear station or rebuild the reactors at the Darlington station.
On Tuesday, Macron
said France now wants to build on the progress of the 2015
nuclear deal, which he called the first of four pillars to stabilize the Middle East.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday
said the United States could soon reach an agreement with France that would preserve the 2015 Iran
nuclear deal.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday
said the United States and France could reach an agreement to preserve the Iran
nuclear deal «fairly quickly.»
«Mr. Copson explained that General Flynn was making sure that sanctions would be «ripped up,»» the letter
said, adding that Copson told the whistleblower that President Barack Obama had «f — ed everything up in my
nuclear deal with the sanctions.»
Talk is growing of a
nuclear deal that could see a lifting of sanctions against Iran, a move that could turn the tap on its oil exports — something that would have significant ramifications for the volatile commodity, analysts
say.
GENEVA Russia and China are asking U.N. member states to back a draft statement expressing «unwavering support» for the Iran
nuclear deal, a senior Russian diplomat
said on Tuesday, in a bid to put pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump not to withdraw from it.
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Oil prices rallied after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
said Iran had lied about not pursuing
nuclear weapons after signing a 2015
deal with global powers.
A strong majority of voters — including most Democrats —
said the U.S. should renegotiate the Obama administration's
nuclear deal with Iran, according to a recent poll.
WASHINGTON — If Congress and America's European allies are unable to amend the Iran
nuclear deal, US President Donald Trump is prepared to «potentially» walk away from it, the White House
said on Monday.
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say N. Korea's main
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Oil prices rallied after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
said that Iran had lied about not pursuing
nuclear weapons and had continued to preserve and expand its
nuclear weapons knowledge after signing a 2015
deal with global powers.
But with the help of international allies, and diplomacy, he
said the U.S. could use current sanctions as leverage, offering some relief in exchange for controls on the
nuclear program — as occurred in the controversial Iran
deal.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on his first full day on the job,
said Friday it was «unlikely» that President Trump will remain in the Iran
nuclear deal after a May 12 self - imposed deadline barring a «substantial fix» negotiated with European leaders.
Iran's foreign minister
said on Thursday US demands to change its 2015
nuclear agreement with world powers were unacceptable, as a deadline set by President Donald Trump for Europeans to «fix» the
deal loomed.