Trump says he did not want to see economic catastrophe as he defends Iran deal

US President Donald Trump defended the US deal with Iran at the G7 summit, citing concerns over potential economic catastrophe if tensions continued.

Trump says he did not want to see economic catastrophe as he defends Iran deal
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​U.S. President Donald ‌Trump on ​Wednesday defended the ‌U.S. deal with Iran in his remarks at the close ‌of a G7 summit ‌in France, saying he did not want to see ⁠economic ​catastrophe.

"So ⁠the one thing I didn't ⁠want to see is, ​I didn't want to see ⁠economic catastrophe. If you ⁠kept ​this going, that could have happened," Trump told ⁠reporters.

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