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Pomp and circumstance, and a plea

• During his state visit to the U.S. this week, President Emmanuel Macron of France is hoping to persuade President Trump not to scrap the nuclear agreement with Iran. (Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany is expected to reinforce that message when she arrives in Washington on Friday.)

Mr. Trump set a May 12 deadline to either “fix” the agreement or walk away from it. Under the deal, reached in 2015 by former President Barack Obama, Iran curbed its nuclear program in exchange for relief from sanctions.

The timing of Mr. Trump’s decision is tricky. Canceling the Iran deal could hurt the chances of reaching an agreement with North Korea.