{"id":103591,"date":"2018-04-24T19:40:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T19:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/24\/trump-warns-iran-will-pay-if-it-restarts-nuclear-program\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:42:34","slug":"trump-warns-iran-will-pay-if-it-restarts-nuclear-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/24\/trump-warns-iran-will-pay-if-it-restarts-nuclear-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump warns: Iran will pay if it restarts nuclear program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Weighing U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear accord, President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that if the Iranians \u201crestart their nuclear program, they will have bigger problems than they\u2019ve ever had before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump issued his warning alongside French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office, where the two allies discussed the multinational nuclear agreement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/10\/trump-threatens-syria-strike-cancels-summit-travel\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">the war in Syria<\/a> and trade issues during a day of meetings at the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at a joint news conference Tuesday, Trump appeared to be more in line with Macron\u2019s push for a longer-term U.S. presence in Syria. Trump, who announced weeks ago that he would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/04\/white-house-says-syria-mission-coming-to-a-rapid-end\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">withdraw American troops<\/a>, said Macron reinforced the idea of a potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/munich-security-forum\/2018\/02\/17\/mcmaster-to-allies-track-your-investments-and-stop-funding-irans-proxy-militias\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Iranian takeover of territory<\/a> liberated from the Islamic State group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll be coming home,\u201d Trump said, \u201cbut we want to leave a strong and lasting footprint.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/04\/trump-wants-troops-out-of-syria-but-his-generals-may-resist\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3875398.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Trump wants troops out of Syria, but his generals may resist<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The White House pushing for a \u201crapid end\u201d to the mission in Syria, but experts on the region see the Pentagon\u2019s operational momentum as the key hurdle.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macron told Trump that together the U.S. and France would defeat terrorism, curtail weapons of mass destruction in North Korea and Iran and act together on behalf of the planet, a reference to Macron\u2019s work to revive a U.S. role in the Paris climate accord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for Iran, Trump was asked by reporters if he might be willing to stay in the Iran agreement. He replied, \u201cPeople know my views on the Iran deal. &#8230; It\u2019s insane, it\u2019s ridiculous. It should have never been made.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of Macron\u2019s main objectives during his three-day visit to Washington is to persuade Trump to stay in the accord, which is aimed at restricting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/09\/27\/iran-points-at-us-and-warns-of-a-new-nuclear-arms-race\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Iran\u2019s development of nuclear weapons<\/a>. Trump, skeptical of the pact\u2019s effectiveness, has been eager to pull out as a May 12 deadline nears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18114626262024.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18114626262024.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18114626262024.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18114626262024.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iran&#8217;s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is interviewed by The Associated Press, in New York, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Zarif is warning the Trump administration that pulling out from the Iran nuclear deal would undermine talks with North Korea by proving that America reneges on its promises. (Richard Drew\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned the Trump administration Tuesday that pulling out would undermine America\u2019s talks with North Korea by proving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/04\/iran-says-will-negotiate-if-west-dismantles-nuclear-arsenal\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. reneges on its promises<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He told The Associated Press in an interview that if Trump withdraws, Iran would \u201cmost likely\u201d abandon the deal as well. Speaking before Trump\u2019s comments with Macron, Zarif added that Iran would no longer be bound by the deal\u2019s international obligations. That would free Iran to resume enrichment activity beyond the limits imposed by the 2015 accord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump remains publicly undecided on the deal, saying Tuesday \u201cno one knows\u201d what he\u2019ll do at the deadline he set to determine America\u2019s position. But he reminded his French counterpart of what he sees as flaws in the agreement, which he said fails to address ballistic missiles or Iran\u2019s activities in Yemen or Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macron told reporters that he and Trump would look at the Iran deal \u201cin a wider regional context,\u201d taking into account the situation in Syria. \u201cWe have a common objective, we want to make sure there\u2019s no escalation and no nuclear proliferation in the region. We now need to find the right path forward,\u201d Macron said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/20\/who-learned-more-from-the-strikes-in-syria-america-or-russia\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-680592096.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Who learned more from the strikes in Syria \u2015 America or Russia?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Russia didn&#039;t engage its S-400 system in Syria, but that was likely by design.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump suggested he was open to \u201cdoing something\u201d on the Iran agreement as long as it was done \u201cstrongly.\u201d He told Macron, \u201cWe could have at least an agreement among ourselves very quickly.\u201d But when he was asked by reporters what that agreement would be, Trump said, \u201cYou\u2019ll find out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the press conference, Macron added that he and Trump discussed pursuing a \u201cnew agreement\u201d with Iran on the broader regional concerns, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/04\/06\/as-trump-mulls-a-pullout-isis-attempts-to-re-emerge-in-syria\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">including Syria<\/a>. But it was not clear whether Trump would be willing to keep the U.S. in the current deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, in the meantime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. military and intelligence officials have urged Trump not to pull out of the agreement, arguing it has halted Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also informed Macron that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wanted to meet \u201cas soon as possible.\u201d The president, who once derided Kim as \u201cLittle Rocket Man,\u201d said the North Korean dictator had been \u201cvery open\u201d and \u201cvery honorable\u201d so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18114519003996.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18114519003996.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18114519003996.jpg.jpg?resize=300,220 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18114519003996.jpg.jpg?resize=768,563 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump talks prior to his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Domestic concerns were also near the surface for Trump. He refused to answer a reporter\u2019s question as to whether he is considering a pardon for his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, whose office was raided by the FBI. Trump called it \u201ca stupid question.\u201d Cohen has not been charged in the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Trump hosted the French president for the first official state visit of his administration, he and Macron lavished praise \u2014 and even a pair of kisses \u2014 on one another Tuesday. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to call you my friend,\u201d Trump said, after predicting Macron would be a historic leader of France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a lighter moment, Trump and Macron demonstrated some of the chemistry that has marked their relationship. The U.S. president brushed something off Macron\u2019s suit jacket, saying, \u201cWe have a very special relationship, in fact I\u2019ll get that little piece of dandruff off.\u201d Trump added, \u201cWe have to make him perfect \u2014 he is perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meetings followed a pomp-filled welcome ceremony on the South Lawn. Trump said before an audience of U.S. soldiers and members of his Cabinet that the relationship he forged with Macron at the start of his presidency was a testament to the \u201cenduring friendship that binds our two nations.\u201d He thanked the French leader for his \u201csteadfast partnership\u201d in the recent missile strike in response to the chemical attack in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macron said, \u201cHistory is calling us. It is urging our people to find the fortitude that has guided us in the most difficult of times. France and with it, Europe, and the United States have an appointment with history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The social highlight of Macron\u2019s visit comes Tuesday night with a lavish state dinner at the White House. About 150 guests are expected to dine on rack of lamb and nectarine tart and enjoy an after-dinner performance by the Washington National Opera. On Monday night, the leaders took a helicopter tour of Washington landmarks and had dinner at the Potomac River home of George Washington in Mount Vernon, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday\u2019s meetings follow the collaboration by the U.S., France and Britain in missile strikes in Syria earlier this month to respond to the alleged chemical weapons attack. The U.S. has 2,000 troops in Syria assisting local Arab and Kurdish fighters against IS, though Trump has resisted a deeper U.S. involvement and is eager to withdraw completely from Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macron\u2019s three-day visit to Washington underscores the importance that both sides attach to the relationship: Macron, who calls Trump often, has emerged as something of a \u201cTrump whisperer\u201d at a time when the American president\u2019s relationships with other European leaders are more strained. Trump, who attaches great importance to the optics of pageantry and ceremony, chose to honor Macron with the first state visit of his administration as he woos the French president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump ended his first year in office without receiving a foreign leader on a state visit, the first president in nearly 100 years to fail to do so. He was Macron\u2019s guest last July at the annual Bastille Day military parade in the center of Paris. Macron and his wife also took Trump and first lady Melania Trump on a tour of Napoleon\u2019s tomb and whisked them up in the Eiffel Tower for dinner overlooking the City of Light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macron was welcomed back to the White House on Tuesday with a traditional arrival ceremony featuring nearly 500 members of the U.S. military and a booming 21-gun salute. He was also attending a State Department lunch hosted by Vice President Mike Pence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Associated Press writers Zeke Miller and Jonathan Lemire contributed.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weighing U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear accord, President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that if the Iranians \u201crestart their nuclear program, they will have bigger problems than they\u2019ve ever had 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