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Uncertainty clouds Iran deal despite Trump's hints of flexibility

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Concern is mounting over the fate of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

US President Donald Trump, who looks poised to decertify it on May 12, denounced it as a "deal with bad foundations" even though he appeared to signal some flexibility after a meeting at the White House with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday.

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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 Uncertainty clouds Iran deal despite Trump's hints of flexibility. Subscribe