Trump’s Iran decision could expose foreign policy rifts in Congress

By Sarah Bedford

Published October 8, 2017 12:09pm ET

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Trump’s Iran decision could expose foreign policy rifts in Congress — A Ghadr-H missile, center, a solid-fuel surface-to-surface Sejjil missile and a portrait of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are displayed at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, for the annual Defense Week which marks the 37th anniversary of the 1980s Iran-Iraq war. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) | Vahid Salemi

President Trump’s expected announcement next week on the fate of the Iran nuclear agreement could export to an already dysfunctional Congress a debate that continues to divide the White House and worry American allies.

Trump is expected to decertify the deal as early as Thursday by declaring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as it is formally known, in violation of U.S. interests.

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