US President Donald Trump notified Congress that he was extending the national emergency with Iran that has been in place since the 1979 hostage crisis. Trump stated that relations with the Islamic regime have not normalized, the Washington Times reports.
"Our relations with Iran have not yet normalized, and the process of implementing the agreements with Iran, dated January 19, 1981, is ongoing," Trump said.
To remind last month, Trump decertified the Iran nuclear deal brokered by the Obama administration, leaving it to Congress to decide whether to reimpose sanctions.