Opportunity for Trump and Europe as Iran's regime wobbles

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Those who want to kill the Iran nuclear deal, and those who want to fix it, may all overlook that there's a strong third option: Keep its fate in limbo.

May 12 is the deadline for President Donald Trump to decide whether to reimpose crippling sanctions, which were lifted by the deal that was intended to provide transparency and temporary limits on Iran's nuclear development.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 26, 2018, with the headline Opportunity for Trump and Europe as Iran's regime wobbles. Subscribe