- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly told members of his security cabinet that President Donald Trump will likely pull the US out of the 2015 Iranian nuclear accord by May.
- Netanyahu briefed his cabinet on talks held with President Trump in Washington earlier this month.
- Trump in January called the deal a "disaster" and threatened to pull the US out of the deal if changes were not made.
- Talks on the Iran deal are ever timely as President Trump appointed Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State, who previously said he looked forward to "rolling back the disastrous deal."
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Israel's prime minister believes Trump will pull out of the Iran deal by May
"I believe that Trump is very close to cancelling the nuclear agreement," Netanyahu told his cabinet.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly told members of his security cabinet on Sunday that President Donald Trump will likely pull the US out of the 2015 Iranian nuclear accord by May.
Two ministers who participated in the meeting told Israeli outlet Channel 10 that at Sunday's cabinet meeting Netanyahu briefed them on talks held with Trump in Washington earlier this month.
Talks on the Iran deal are a hot topic after Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and is expected to replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who has taken a hardline approach to Iran. Some speculate scrapping the Iran deal could be one of Pompeo's first moves.
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Trump said Tillerson's departure had much to do with his pro-stance on the Iran deal. In 2016, Pompeo said on Twitter that he looked forward to "rolling back this disastrous deal."
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