UN chief: Threat from nukes, other weapons, gathers force

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia's foreign minister warned Thursday that a failure of the Iran nuclear deal, especially as a result of action by the Trump administration, would send "an alarming message" to North Korea and impact all international agreements.

Sergey Lavrov took aim at President Donald Trump at a U.N. Security Council meeting on confidence-building measures to tackle the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, saying that "we cannot for the benefit of political agendas of certain countries abandon a genuine achievement of international diplomacy."

Last Friday, Trump kept alive the Iran agreement, which has won international praise including from U.S. allies, by extending sanctions waivers.