Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signaled on Sunday that President Trump was willing to walk away from the Iran nuclear deal even as European allies warned the agreement is the best way to keep Tehran nuke-free.

Pompeo, on a tour of Middle East countries, said the US is “determined to make sure it never possesses a nuclear weapon,” adding the Iran deal in “its current form does not provide that assurance.”

“We will continue to work with our European allies to fix that deal. But if a deal cannot be reached, the president has said that he will leave that deal,” Pompeo said during a news briefing with Saudi Foreign Minister Abdel al-Jubeir in Riyadh.

The trip is Pompeo’s first visit to the Middle East since the Senate voted to confirm the former CIA director as secretary of state last Thursday.

Trump, who has called the agreement brokered by President Barack Obama the “worst deal ever,” has until May 12 to decide whether to continue waiving sanctions on Iran that were lifted under the 2015 pact.

The accord was reached by Obama, Russia, China, France, Germany and England.

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday said she had spoken to the leaders of France and Germany and they agreed the deal keeps pressure on Iran.

She also said it may even need to be expanded to address the regime’s destabilizing efforts in the Middle East and its missile program.

“They committed to continue working closely together and with the US on how to tackle the range of challenges that Iran poses — including those issues that a new deal might cover,” a statement from May’s office said.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron urged Trump to remain in the pact during visits to the White House last week.

With wire services