Economics
Iran Protests Could Give Trump an Advantage on Nuclear Deal
- Tearing up the accord poses risk of alienating U.S. allies
- White House may use crackdown to push for new sanctions
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A wave of protests against the Iranian government is adding new urgency to President Donald Trump’s deliberations over whether to rip up the nuclear deal with Tehran that he has long threatened to cast aside.
Trump faces a series of key decisions starting next week -- foremost, whether to honor part the 2015 agreement that lifted restrictions on Iran’s banking, oil and shipping industries. He could opt to re-impose the sanctions and risk collapse of the accord, a move that could isolate the U.S.