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But there is a paradox in what he said today which is that he really made a very clear statement of solidarity with the iranian people and the question is, if trump negotiates a bargain with the iranian regime, where does that leave the iranian people? thats a perfect opportunity to begin thinking about ways to support the democracy movement which has been gaining momentum since late december in iran. >> bret: exactly, those beginning is essentially about the weakening economy in iran. here is i...

War. the deal was implemented to curtail the nuclear program and for all the presidents tough talk, he offered no evidence it wasnt working. in fact the iaea which monitors easterns program says as recently as march iran was complying. >> as of today, i can state iran is implementing its nuclear-related commitments. we have had access to all the sites and locations which we needed to visit. >> joining me now from london is nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engle, president of the plow...

The deal today? >> reporter: well, weve had some mixed messages but the iranians made it clear the deal is the deal and theyre not going to renegotiate it. this morning, there were indications that if the europeans were willing to hold their end of the wargen and honor their commitments, we dont need america. we can go ahead and do this. other hard line elements throughout iran have been saying no. if america pulls out, theres no point in us staying to it. the only language america understands i...

Threats, i may have to play ball. the president has already made progress with north korea. >> how about the continuity of american leadership and the commitment of american commitments, administration to administration? donald trump has three more years left. the next president is going to come into office and throw out a north korean accord? i dont think unstable leadership of the united states ever works in our interest. >> all right, ambassador, here is what the chairman of the house armed s...

To think that there were self consequences that are going to come from this. it decreases trust in u.s. commitments. it emboldens the hardliners in iran. it makes conflict in the region more likely and it surrenders the moral high ground to iran, none of those pos theive outcomou-- positive outcomes. >> do you think its possible they will resume their nuclear program? >> reporter: its possible. i wouldnt say thats their first reaction. if you heard rouhani the president of iran, standing by at t...

Agreement? >> probably not. i think two possibilities, one is that president trump will terminate the agreement. paul: right. >> french president emmanuel macron and chancellor angela merkel came to washington and try to convince him otherwise. macron says i dont think that we did. the other possibility is that he decides not to terminate for now but to do a couple of things, one is to impose sanctions outside of the nuclear framework, sanctions on terrorism, sanctions on the missile program and...

Agreement? >> probably not. i think two possibilities, one is that president trump will terminate the agreement. paul: right. >> french president emmanuel macron and chancellor angela merkel came to washington and try to convince him otherwise. macron says i dont think that we did. the other possibility is that he decides not to terminate for now but to do a couple of things, one is to impose sanctions outside of the nuclear framework, sanctions on terrorism, sanctions on the missile program and...

To build a little goodwill prior to any negotiations at the table. >> melissa: "new york times" making a lot of news this morning with the report that the president is going to scale back the number of troops in south korea immediately. you heard the pentagon come out and say that is absolutely not true. its not a real story. what do you believe? >> well, i dont believe that we will do anything in south korea related to the defense of our allies or the security of the region or our commitments t...

To push for budget increases increases not seen in decades. a german euro fighter taking to the air something of a rare sight these days germany possesses one hundred twenty eight of the jet work plates but only four are reportedly mission ready that could leave the country unable to fulfill its commitments to nato germany needs to modernize its armed forces the bundeswehr but theres no consensus on the cost. conservative defense minister was a left fund lion says she needs an additional twelve ...

Program in return for the lifting of crippling international sanctions we have. placed what a stress event concerns but again i have not seen from prime minister antonio arguments for the moment. meaning violation from the. despite the documents stemming from two thousand and three your earlier the us has said that he proved iran acted in part fief when entering into the deal three years ago but mcgreevey says thats a moot point that the nuclear agreement is based not assumption of fate or trust...