Article snippet: The Trump administration next week is expected to "decertify" the Iran nuclear agreement, telling Congress the 2015 deal no longer serves U.S. national security interests, sources tells ABC News. President Donald Trump’s top U.S. military officials and international inspectors monitoring implementation of the deal have all said Iran is in technical compliance. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis went even further this week, saying the deal is still in the interest of U.S. national security. But the president himself remains adamant that the Islamic republic is violating the “spirit” of the deal and has directed aides to seek tougher enforcement of Iran’s nuclear activities and new sanctions for its destabilizing behavior in the region. “The Iranian regime supports terrorism and exports violence, bloodshed and chaos across the middle east,” Trump said Thursday night at a dinner with military leaders at the White House. “That is why we must put an end to Iran's continued aggression and nuclear ambitions. They have not lived up to the spirit of their agreement.” A decision to not certify the landmark nuclear deal would trigger a 60-day congressional review period when U.S. lawmakers must decide whether or not to "snap back" the sanctions on Iran that were suspended in 2015 -- a move that would officially end U.S. participation in the agreement. U.S. officials told ABC News the president's objective in decertifying the deal would be to raise the temperature on Ira... Link to the full article to read more