President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order about quantum computing, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Photo: AP)

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Asked whether he was willing to risk a worldwide economic downturn by striking Iran again if the deal collapses, Trump said: “It’s not going to cause depression not the way I’m doing it.” He went on to say that if Iran did not comply, he would act regardless. “If Iran doesn’t live up to their agreement, or if they’re not behaving, I will do what I have to do. As long as Iran respects us, we are not going to have any trouble.”

Trump also acknowledged earlier this week that economic fears, including the prospect of being compared to Herbert Hoover — the US president associated with the Great Depression — had been among the factors that led him to sign the Benjamin Netanyahu’s stated intention to keep Israeli troops in southern Lebanon an apparent contradiction of the memorandum’s call for a ceasefire on all fronts Trump said he would look into the matter, adding that he knows how to deal with Netanyahu.

(With inputs from CNN)