Donald Trump will not upend the Iran nuclear deal should he clinch the White House this November, according to a top foreign policy adviser for the presumptive Republican nominee.
"[Trump is] not going to get rid of an agreement that has the institutional signature of the United States," Walid Phares said in an interview with the Daily Caller published July 4. "He is a man of institutions, but he’s going to look back on it the institutional way."
Trump has been outspoken against the landmark diplomatic agreement, calling it "disastrous" and vowing to renegotiate the nuclear accord between the U.S., Iran, and five other world powers if he assumes the presidency.
Phares said that while Trump opposes the Iran deal and feels it was poorly negotiated, he would seek the input of Congress for improvements rather than fully dismantling it.
"Once elected, he’s going to renegotiate it after talking through it with his advisers," Phares said. "One of the clear possibilities is he will send it back to Congress. The reaction of the Iranian leadership will be the next phase."
Phares also said Trump would not implement the deal as it stands currently but instead revise it after negotiations with Iran and American allies.
President Obama signed the historic Iran nuclear accord last year. The pact is intended to limit Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.