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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/10/03/us/politics/ap-us-iran-trumps-way-out.html
U.S. Seeking Ways Around Iran Recertification
(AP-New York Times) Bradley Klapper and Matt Lee - U.S. officials say the congressionally-mandated presidential review of Iran's compliance with the nuclear deal every 90 days has become such a source of embarrassment for President Trump that his national security aides are seeking ways for him to stop signing off on the accord without scuttling it entirely. Trump has said repeatedly that he doesn't want to certify Iranian compliance again after having done so twice already. "Decertification" could lead Congress to reintroduce economic sanctions on Iran. If that happens, Iran has threatened to walk away from the deal and restart activities that could take it closer to nuclear weapons. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday that staying in the deal was in America's national security interest.