Mattis defends Iran deal as Trump considers withdrawal
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Thursday praised certain parts of the Iran nuclear deal, as President Trump repeatedly bashed the multi-nation agreement this week and and threatened to pull the United States out of it.
Asked at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing whether the U.S. should stay in the Iran deal, Mattis would not give his opinion. He later said that the deal's provisions allow "pretty robust" oversight of what Iran is doing.
"I've read it now three times ... and I will say that it is written almost with an assumption that Iran would try to cheat," he told lawmakers.
"So the verification, what is in there, is actually pretty robust as far as our intrusive ability" for the International Atomic Energy Agency to check on whether Iran is complying.
"Whether or not that is sufficient, that is a valid question," Mattis added.
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