Can Trump undo the nuclear deal with Iran?
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2017
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Iran is thumbing its nose at tough talk from President Trump. His call for renegotiating the nuclear deal is falling flat with diplomats from other countries. Their priority is weapons that already exist… in North Korea, which said today that Trump has "declared war."
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| 0:00.0 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:07.9 | Is Trump making Iran look good? |
| 0:14.2 | Hello again, I'm on the end. This is To the Point. President Trump told world leaders at the |
| 0:18.8 | UN that the nuclear deal with Iran and other nations was an embarrassment to the United States. |
| 0:24.2 | Iran's President Rouhani went home and presided over a parade including new, long-range ballistic missiles, which were not part of the deal. |
| 0:32.8 | But Trump and U.S. hardliners say they should have been and should be in the future, so they're calling for renegotiation. |
| 0:39.9 | Critics call that so unlikely it puts American diplomats in a bind, |
| 0:43.8 | especially when North Korea already has nuclear weapons |
| 0:47.4 | and accuses the U.S. of declaring war. |
| 0:50.8 | Later on today's talking point, President Trump goes political |
| 0:53.6 | with the National Football League. |
| 0:56.5 | First, here's the news. |
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| 1:34.4 | Hello again, we're on only. Back with To the Point. Iran is summing its nose at tough talk from President Trump. |
| 1:39.3 | His call for negotiating the nuclear deal is falling flat with diplomats from other countries. |
| 1:46.1 | Their priority is weapons that already exist in North Korea, which said today that Trump has declared war. |
| 1:54.7 | Today's talking point, the National Football League has been accused of fleecing taxpayers for stadiums where teams play what's often called America's game. |
| 2:01.8 | Now, President Trump has created a different kind of political football by attacking players who refused to stand for the national anthem. |
| 2:07.6 | Yesterday, even owners who supported the Trump campaign demonstrated for their players' right to protest, bigotry, and oppression. First, this news update. After yesterday's national election, |
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