Trump urged by top advisers to waive Iran sanctions: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -  Donald Trump  is being urged by some top advisers not to bring back U.S. economic sanctions on Iran this week  a move by the president that would effectively end a 2015 deal to limit Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Two senior administration official told Reuters on Wednesday that  Trump’s  top advisers were recommending that  he  not reimpose sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the agreement between Iran  the United States and other world powers.
But  Trump  who has previously vowed to scrap the nuclear pact   is privately expressing reluctance to heed  the advisers   the officials said.
 Trump  will seek to make a final decision on the sanctions during a meeting with national security aides on Thursday  the senior officials said.
If  Trump  did waive the sanctions  one official said  the administration would nevertheless impose new  targeted measure on Iranian businesses and people.
A third U.S. official said  Trump  was expected by some officials to renew the sanctions waivers but stressed that no final decision had been made.
 Trump  has gnashed  his  teeth at having to waive the sanctions again  believing  his  predecessor  Democratic President Barack Obama  negotiated a bad deal for the United States in agreeing to the accord  known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
 Trump  in October chose not to certify that Tehran is complying with the deal and warned  he  might ultimately terminate it.  He  accused Iran of “not living up to the spirit” of the nuclear agreement even though the International Atomic Energy Agency says Tehran is in fact in compliance.
But some liberal Democrats who support the deal want to pass legislation that would make it harder for  Trump  to pull Washington out without congressional consent.
 Trump  and  his  top advisers have been negotiating with U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill to try to change sanctions legislation so that  he  does not face a deadline on whether to recertify Iranian compliance with the nuclear deal every 90 days.
Corker told Reuters that if  Trump  does not listen to  his  team  and pulls the United States out  there is no point in pursuing the legislation.
“But most of the general view around  him   with  his  team  with all of  his  foreign policy leaders   his  cabinet members  is I think hoping that  he ’ll continue to waive sanctions and to try to support what  his  team has been working with us on for eight or nine months ” Corker said.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -  [TGT]is being urged by some top advisers not to bring back U.S. economic sanctions on Iran this week  a move by the president that would effectively end a 2015 deal to limit Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Two senior administration official told Reuters on Wednesday that  [TGT] were recommending that  he  not reimpose sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the agreement between Iran  the United States and other world powers.
But  Trump  who has previously vowed to scrap the nuclear pact   is privately expressing reluctance to heed  [TGT]the officials said.
 [TGT]will seek to make a final decision on the sanctions during a meeting with national security aides on Thursday  the senior officials said.
If  [TGT]did waive the sanctions  one official said  the administration would nevertheless impose new  targeted measure on Iranian businesses and people.
A third U.S. official said  [TGT]was expected by some officials to renew the sanctions waivers but stressed that no final decision had been made.
 [TGT]has gnashed  [TGT]  teeth at having to waive the sanctions again  believing  [TGT]  predecessor  Democratic President Barack Obama  negotiated a bad deal for the United States in agreeing to the accord  known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
 [TGT]  in October chose not to certify that Tehran is complying with the deal and warned  [TGT]  might ultimately terminate it.  [TGT]  accused Iran of “not living up to the spirit” of the nuclear agreement even though the International Atomic Energy Agency says Tehran is in fact in compliance.
But some liberal Democrats who support the deal want to pass legislation that would make it harder for  [TGT]to pull Washington out without congressional consent.
 [TGT]and  [TGT]  top advisers have been negotiating with U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill to try to change sanctions legislation so that  [TGT]  does not face a deadline on whether to recertify Iranian compliance with the nuclear deal every 90 days.
Corker told Reuters that if  [TGT]  does not listen to  his  team  and pulls the United States out  there is no point in pursuing the legislation.
“But most of the general view around  him   with  his  team  with all of  his  foreign policy leaders   his  cabinet members  is I think hoping that  he ’ll continue to waive sanctions and to try to support what  his  team has been working with us on for eight or nine months ” Corker said.