The Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives says the nuclear deal between Iran and the world powers, including Washington, cannot be undone despite President Donald Trump’s promise to repeal it immediately.
Paul Ryan appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Friday, to admit that the outcome of negotiations pursed by the administration of former President Barack Obama cannot be simply repealed.
“A lot of that toothpaste is already out of the tube,” Ryan noted.
He further distanced himself from the deal by repeating the GOP’s rhetoric against negotiations with Tehran.
“I never supported the deal in the first place. I thought it was a huge mistake, but the multilateral sanctions are done,” said Ryan (pictured below). “I don’t think you’re going to go back and reconstitute the multilateral sanctions that were put in place.”
Despite vowing to repeal the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or…