Mohammad Javad Zarif said his nation “has many options” should the Trump administration back out of the nuclear deal — and that “those options are not pleasant.”
Europeans hope the French president can forge a compromise that would preserve the 2015 accord.
One Republican senator says the administration seems determined to give Syria to Assad, Russia and Iran.
Washington is trying to get Arab nations to pick up the financial and military burden in Syria.
France’s president tries to walk back remarks that he persuaded Trump to keep troops in Syria.
Some argue that punishing the Syrian president for his actions is reason enough to attack.
Defense secretary Mattis praised the country’s critical support in the fight against ISIS.
At a meeting of national security officials, the president said U.S troops should stay until the Islamic State is destroyed but no longer.
The president and military and administration officials offered dueling visions of the U.S. role in Syria.
The incident marks one of a limited number of times in which the United States has struck out directly at forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.