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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nick Lester

Trump says he did not launch strikes against Iran ‘to get a crummy agreement’

The US president says Tehran is ‘negotiating on fumes’ (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) - (AP)

A deal to end the war with Iran has “got to be perfect”, Donald Trump has said, arguing he did not go through the three month-long conflict to “get a crummy agreement”.

Speaking at a cabinet meeting, the US president claimed Tehran was “negotiating on fumes” and wanted to reach a settlement, but pointed out issues remained as he again raised the threat of renewed attacks to “finish the job”.

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