Trump: New deal with Iran will be better than old one

WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - President ‌Donald Trump ​said ​on Monday he believed a nuclear deal the U.S. is currently negotiating with Iran will be better ‌than a 2015 international agreement to curb Tehran's nuclear ⁠program.

"The DEAL that we are making with Iran will be FAR BETTER ‌than the JCPOA, commonly ‌referred to as 'The Iran Nuclear Deal',” Trump wrote in a social media post after concerns expressed by Democrats and ​some nuclear experts that he is rushing negotiations on a highly complex topic.

During his first White House term, Trump ⁠in 2018 withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed to by Iran, ​the United States and world powers, calling it "the worst deal ever."

The United States and Israel began attacking ​Iran more than seven weeks ‌ago in a conflict that Trump has said aims to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear ⁠weapon.

With a two-week ceasefire set to expire in the coming days, prospects for a second round of talks between the U.S. and ⁠Iran in Pakistan were not clear.

"I am under no pressure whatsoever, although, ​it will all happen, relatively quickly!" Trump added in a Truth Social post.

It is currently unclear what kind of deal could be credibly agreed ‌to by the United States and Iran in a short amount of time. The 2015 ‌agreement, which also involved France, Germany, China, Britain and Russia, took ⁠two years to negotiate ‌and involved some 200 ​specialists spanning nuclear physics, sanctions, finance and law.

(Reporting by David Ljunggren and Doina Chiacu; Editing by Michelle ‌Nichols)

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