On Friday, the President of the United States Donald trump announced a new strategy against Iran, putting an end to the nuclear agreement of its predecessor, Barack Obama. But he has not broken an international agreement, and shifted the responsibility for this decision at the Congress.
This week trump said in an interview with Fox Newsthat a nuclear plan against Iran has become «one of the most incompetent transactions that I have ever seen.» And last month, in his speech to the UN General Assembly , he openly declared that the international agreement – «the worst deal in the history of the United States», calling Iran «a rogue state that promotes violence, bloodshed and chaos.»
Despite this barrage of criticism from the team’s President, the head of state said that he personally is not going to cancel the transaction, which is supposedly a disgrace to America. As reported by CNN, this step does not correspond to the promises, which gave trump during the presidential elections in 2016.
Shifting the decision on the question of future policy on Iran to the Congress, the White house hopes that the legislature will adopt new measures that will kill two birds with one stone. The administration trump wants to ensure that Congress took the current transaction as a basis, determined new sanctions if Iran violates its agreement.
Trump abandons his words?
Many advisers trump and foreign contractors dissuaded the President from the abolition of the Joint comprehensive plan of action agreed 5 countries jointly with Iran. The withdrawal of the United States from the nuclear deal will lead to the isolation of the USA will give Iran an opportunity to reconsider its own commitments to reduce nuclear stockpiles.
Trump has long accused the international agreement in injustice, because, in his words, it benefits Iran, dealing damage to US interests in the region. The administration insists on the need for more rigorous testing program. They want more evidence that Iran sticks to its promises in the nuclear program. But U.S. officials cherish a small hope that the signing of the new agreement, because Tehran refuses to resume negotiations on this issue.
The European allies do not support US in this initiative, as international monitoring agencies agree that Iran is in compliance with its agreement. In telephone conversations trump with the President of France Emanuel Macron and Prime Minister of great Britain Teresa May international representatives expressed strong resistance to any move that would weaken a nuclear deal with Iran. Both leaders said that they will continue to perform its obligations under the remaining part of the agreement.
