The TOI correspondent from Washington : Under fire over what critics are calling a sellout deal with Iran, a harried President Trump Friday rejected the notion that he had folded before Tehran and would hand it a financial windfall, asserting, “We didn’t meet out of desperation, Iran did. They are FINISHED! We’ll play out the 60 days. They get no money, not ten cents!” The preliminary deal, remotely signed by Trump at Versailles after attending the G7 summit, was intended to launch a 60-day sprint towards a comprehensive peace. Instead, it has triggered a domestic political firestorm.
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