New York — The US faces near-unanimous opposition at the UN to its call to toughen the Iran nuclear accord, underscoring the challenge US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson faces as he appeals to other countries to demand changes. Tillerson and US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley intended to make the case for further curtailing Iran’s nuclear ambition — and punishing it as a supporter of terrorism — during a meeting on Wednesday of Iran and the six world powers that signed the hard-fought agreement in 2015. US President Donald Trump, who called the deal "an embarrassment to the US" in his combative speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, and his advisers contend that the accord simply postpones the day when Iran will be able to develop a nuclear weapon because many of its toughest restrictions expire in 2025 or 2030. But other world leaders made it clear they had little appetite to reopen the accord or add other new restrictions. Trump must decide by October 15 whether to certify to ...
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