Former U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 'begged' President Barack Obama not to sign the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, calling the agreement a 'disaster.' Trump made the remarks in a statement cited by Israeli media.
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday recalled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, claiming Netanyahu 'begged' — 'yes, begged' — U.S. President Barack Obama not to sign it. 'But Obama was on Iran's side, not Israel's, and in the end he signed the agreement. The agreement was a disaster,' Trump said, according to a statement carried by Israeli media outlet Walla.
The comments add a historical criticism of the original deal to Trump's ongoing public engagement with the emerging U.S.-Iran agreement. Trump has repeatedly commented on the negotiations in recent weeks — on June 15 he told reporters the deal was 'fully signed,' a statement the administration later qualified. As The Zioneer reported on June 15, Trump also told Netanyahu he was 'determined to finalize an agreement with Iran,' while Qatar pressed Tehran to sign a memorandum of understanding.
Trump's latest remarks do not directly address the current round of talks, and the Prime Minister's Office has not responded.
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