The Wall Street Journal: Nikki Haley backs Trump’s opposition to Iran nuclear deal

U.S. officials defended President Donald Trump’s refusal to certify the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, saying the country threatens global stability even while technically complying with the accord itself.

Iran is “the No. 1 state sponsor of terrorism,” Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Sunday on NBC. “You look at the ballistic missile tests that they continue to do. You look at the arms sales. When you look at all the trouble they’re causing around the world, what the president is saying is, ‘It’s not proportionate. We need to look at this.’”

Haley stopped short of saying Iran had violated the terms of the agreement, however. “No one is questioning…they are in compliance” with inspections to determine if they are developing a nuclear weapon, she said, but that shouldn’t prevent Trump from seeking a better deal.

The comments by Haley and other senior officials Sunday followed Trump’s Friday speech at the White House where the president reiterated his fierce opposition to the terms of the deal — under which Iran agreed to put limits on its disputed nuclear program in exchange for relief from international sanctions — after denouncing what he called a “rogue regime” run by radicals.

An expanded version of this report appears on WSJ.com.

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