DECISION TIME FOR IRAN DEAL: The deadline for President Trump to make a decision on whether the U.S. will remain in the Iran nuclear deal is fast approaching on Saturday. It’s likely to be a hectic week of lobbying by European backers as well as foes of the deal such as Israel. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson flew to Washington on Sunday for two days of talks with Vice President Mike Pence and national security adviser John Bolton aimed at saving the deal, formally called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. “What has been gained from the nuclear deal? Imagine all the mutually contaminating civil wars and internecine conflicts that rage across the Middle East today. Then turn the dial and add the possibility of a regional nuclear arms race triggered by Iran dashing for a bomb. That is the scenario which the agreement has helped to prevent,” Johnson wrote in an op-ed on Sunday.

Johnson’s visit follows British Prime Minister Theresa May’s call to Trump Saturday, and trips to the White House in the past two weeks by French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel who are pushing Trump to remain in the nuclear agreement. At the same time, the European allies are rushing to address Trump’s grievances that include a sunset clause and no provisions on Iran’s other malign activities such as ballistic missile development. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ratcheting up his calls to scrap the deal following his unusual TV appearance last week claiming Iran lied about secretly seeking nuclear weapons. The deal must be “either fully fixed or fully nixed,” Netanyahu said Sunday, according to the AP. “But if you do nothing to this deal, if you keep it as is, you will end up with Iran with a nuclear arsenal in a very short time.” Netanyahu is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to discuss Iran.