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Trump, Macron make a show as best buds but tussle over Iran

With exaggerated handshakes and a pair of kisses, President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron professed a sunny, best-friends relationship Tuesday, even as the two allies strained to bridge differences over the Iran nuclear agreement, Syria and more.

 

Trump remained firm in his criticism of past and enduring American undertakings in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East. But he appeared open to the French president's pleas to maintain US involvement in Syria and expressed openness to negotiating a new agreement with Iran.

 

At a joint White House news conference, Trump appeared to be more in line with Macron's push for a longer-term US presence in Syria. Trump, who announced weeks ago that he would withdraw American troops, said Macron reinforced the idea of a potential Iranian takeover of territory liberated from the Islamic State group.

 

"We'll be coming home," Trump said, "but we want to leave a strong and lasting footprint."

 


פרסום ראשון: 04.25.18, 07:38