Trump agrees with PM Johnson on a ‘Trump deal’ for Iran

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he agreed with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s statement that a “Trump deal” would replace the Iran nuclear agreement.

“Prime Minister of the United Kingdom  Boris Johnson said, “We should replace Iran deal with Trump deal,” Donald Trump said in a post on Twitter, adding “I agree.”

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, @BorisJohnson, stated, “We should replace the Iran deal with the Trump deal.” I agree!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 15, 2020

Boris Johnson, who described Trump as a great dealmaker, called for the president to replace the Iranian nuclear agreement with his own new pact on Tuesday to guarantee that the Islamic Republic does not possess an atomic weapon.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declined a proposal for a new “Trump deal” to settle a nuclear dispute on Tuesday, saying it was a “strange” proposal and criticizing Donald Trump for always breaking promises.

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After the US assassination of Iranian military leader General Qassem Soleimani and a retaliatory missile attack by Iran on US forces in Iraq, tensions between the two nations have risen.

While Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif said on the night of the missile strike, Iran had sent a message to Washington through Swiss mediators calling it an act of self-defense in reaction to the killing of Soleimani.