New Iran deal will be ‘far better’ than 2015 pact, says Trump

InternationalNew Iran deal will be ‘far better’ than 2015 pact, says TrumpBy Reuters -Apr 20, 2026WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday he believed ​a nuclear deal the U.S. is currently negotiating with Iran will be better ‌than a 2015 international agreement to curb Tehran’s nuclear program. “The DEAL that we are making with Iran will be FAR BETTER than the JCPOA, commonly ​referred to as ‘The Iran Nuclear Deal’,” Trump wrote in ​a social media post after concerns expressed by Democrats and ⁠some nuclear experts that he is rushing negotiations on ​a highly complex topic. During his first White House term, Trump in 2018 ​withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed to by Iran, the United States and world powers, calling it “the worst deal ever.” The United ​States and Israel began attacking Iran more than seven weeks ​ago in a conflict that Trump has said aims to prevent Iran ‌from ⁠getting a nuclear weapon. With a two-week ceasefire set to expire in the coming days, prospects for a second round of talks between the U.S. and Iran in Pakistan were not clear. “I ​am under no ​pressure whatsoever, ⁠although, it will all happen, relatively quickly!” Trump added in a Truth Social post. It is ​currently unclear what kind of deal could be ​credibly ⁠agreed to by the United States and Iran in a short amount of time. The 2015 agreement, which also involved France, ⁠Germany, China, ​Britain and Russia, took two years ​to negotiate and involved some 200 specialists spanning nuclear physics, sanctions, finance and ​law. Iran War — Latest News & Updates Earlier, President ​Donald Trump said ‌that Israel did not persuade him to attack Iran, after news reports ​that Israeli leader Benjamin ​Netanyahu influenced the U.S. president’s ⁠decision and criticism from right-wing commentators. “Israel ​never talked me into the ​war with Iran, the results of Oct. 7th, added to my lifelong ​opinion that IRAN CAN NEVER ​HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, did,” Trump wrote ‌...