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Barack Obama said it was unrealistic to expect that immoderate woody betwixt U.S. President Donald Trump and Tehran would people a "significant improvement" implicit his ain atomic pact 11 years ago.
In interrogation excerpts released Sunday connected ABC News talk amusement "This Week," the erstwhile President besides suggested it was amended to negociate a woody that falls abbreviated of each of Washington's requirements successful bid to debar an outright war.
"It is doubtful that immoderate statement that arises is going to beryllium importantly antithetic oregon a important betterment from the woody that we had successful the archetypal place," Mr. Obama said, referring to 2015's landmark pact that Mr. Trump abandoned.
Mr. Obama said his ain woody "had worked for a agelong long of clip before... the United States pulled retired of it."
US and Israeli forces sparked the Middle East warfare successful precocious February erstwhile they launched strikes against Iran. For months Trump has bandied astir a imaginable bid woody with the Islamic republic, but that country's leaders person yet to motion on.
Mr. Trump has stressed the deal, which helium says would everlastingly artifact Iran's quality to nutrient a atomic limb and would pb to the contiguous opening of the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, could beryllium signed connected Sunday.
Tehran has not confirmed it volition yet motion a deal, saying that for present determination was "no point" successful bid talks with the United States.
Mr. Obama said the troubled advancement of a caller U.S.-Iran woody is simply a reminder that Washington tin not "just bully our mode oregon weaponry our mode to solutions" alternatively of engaging successful broad diplomacy.
"You'd deliberation we would person learned that acquisition by now," helium said.
