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Speaking from Brussels, where he is attending a NATO summit just one day after being confirmed as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo said President Trump is "unlikely to stay" in the Iran nuclear deal "past this May."

Why it matters: This is the administration's long-standing position, and Pompeo said "the team is working" to deliver the fixes Trump is looking for ahead of the May 12 deadline. However, those fixes are unlikely to materialize in the next two weeks, and Trump doesn't seem to have been convinced by French president Emmanuel Macron's pitch that he keep the U.S. in the deal while a larger, "new deal" is negotiated. 

Pompeo: Trump needs "substantial fix" to stay in Iran deal

"Absent overcoming the shortcomings, the flaws of the deal, he is unlikely to stay in."

Pompeo. Photo: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images

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Speaking from Brussels, where he is attending a NATO summit just one day after being confirmed as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo said President Trump is &quot;unlikely to stay&quot; in the Iran nuclear deal &quot;past this May.&quot;Why it matters: This is the administration&#x27;s long-standing position, and Pompeo said &quot;the team is working&quot; to deliver the fixes Trump is looking for ahead of the May 12 deadline. However, those fixes are unlikely to materialize in the next two weeks, and Trump doesn&#x27;t seem to have been convinced by French president Emmanuel Macron&#x27;s pitch that he keep the U.S. in the deal while a larger, &quot;new deal&quot; is negotiated.

China is becoming the most formidable rival America has faced, and the risk of confrontation with Russia, North Korea or Iran still looms. Authoritarians are rising, the chaotic Afghanistan exit revealed the limits of U.S. power, and the pandemic, climate change and other critical challenges continue to pose grave threats.

Pompeo: Trump needs "substantial fix" to stay in Iran deal

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