(AP-New York Times) The U.S. is encouraging other UN Security Council countries to set aside the Iran nuclear deal and focus on cracking down on Iran's missile and other non-nuclear transgressions, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley said Monday. Haley suggested that a concerted global effort to punish Iran for violating Security Council resolutions on ballistic missiles could persuade President Trump that it was worthwhile to remain in the nuclear deal. Other countries "are starting to realize, if we don't start talking about the violations, if we don't call them out, then the U.S. is going to say this whole thing is a sham," Haley said.
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