Trump has been trying to secure a better nuclear deal with Iran than Obama. Can he?

NPR | By Jackie Northam

Published June 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM CDT

For years, President Trump slammed former President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran. Now he has to push through his own.

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Jackie Northam is NPR's International Affairs Correspondent. She is a veteran journalist who has spent three decades reporting on conflict, geopolitics, and life across the globe - from the mountains of Afghanistan and the desert sands of Saudi Arabia, to the gritty prison camp at Guantanamo Bay and the pristine beauty of the Arctic.

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