Trump threatens to resume bombing campaign if Iran does not "behave"

US President Donald Trump stated that an interim accord with Iran was not final, and he could resume a bombing campaign if he didn't like it or if Tehran didn't "behave".

Trump threatens to resume bombing campaign if Iran does not "behave"
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U.S President Donald ​Trump said on Wednesday ‌that an ​interim accord with Iran was not final, and that he could resume a bombing campaign ‌if he did not like it or if Tehran did not "behave".

"It's a memorandum of understanding. And if I don't like it, we'll go back to shooting ‌at them, dropping bombs on their head. If I don't like ‌it, if they don't behave, we'll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head, OK?" Trump said on the sidelines of a G7 ⁠summit ​in France. Trump said ⁠the Iran memorandum of understanding did not include immediate sanctions relief for Iran.

Trump heaped praise ⁠on the framework agreement that his administration had negotiated, saying: "That's a very strong deal. ​Nobody knows what it is, but it's very strong, and most people ⁠seem to be very happy." He said the agreement would be a boon for ⁠markets.

"There's ​nothing so smart as the market, and the market loves it beyond anything that I've actually seen," he said, adding: "The alternative would be ⁠a worldwide depression." Oil prices were near a three-month low on Wednesday, with Trump ⁠predicting further ⁠decreases : "I think oil prices might get lower than where they were before the war."

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