Trump scraps Iran deal: five risks to world security

Tensions rising in Middle East and the West following the decision

Donald Trump
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Donald Trump’s decision to remove the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) - or the Iran nuclear deal, as it is known - is already having a ripple effect around the world.

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