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Podcast: Trump’s Iran Deadline Is Nearly Here

CQ on Congress, Episode 100

French President Emmanuel Macron tells members of Congress on April 25, 2018 that France intends to stay in the Iran nuclear deal. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
French President Emmanuel Macron tells members of Congress on April 25, 2018 that France intends to stay in the Iran nuclear deal. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

President Trump has set a May 12 deadline for deciding whether to pull out of the 2015 deal with Iran to rollback its nuclear program. He has harshly criticized it, but is under pressure from foreign allies and even some in his administration to keep it, says CQ foreign policy reporter Rachel Oswald.

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