House speaker hails Trump decision on Iran deal
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House Speaker Paul Ryan Tuesday hailed US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from a nuclear accord with Iran.
The Wisconsin Republican said that "from the beginning, the Obama-era Iran deal was deeply flawed."
Ryan said Iran's hostile actions since the deal was signed have only reaffirmed that it remains dedicated to sowing instability in the Middle East.
He went on to say that he would have preferred to fix the agreement rather than abandon it and that it was "unfortunate that we could not reach an understanding with our European partners" to do that.
He said Trump is "right to insist that we hold Iran accountable both today and for the long-term," adding that he hopes the US will continue to work with allies to address actions by Iran to destabilize the Middle East.
