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Trump announces ‘withdrawal’ from Iran nuclear deal

Press TV – May 8, 2018

President Donald Trump has announced his decision to withdraw the United States from Iran’s nuclear deal with the world powers and re-impose sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

“I am announcing today that the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal,” Trump said Tuesday in a televised address from the White House.

“In a few moments, I will sign a presidential memorandum to begin reinstating US nuclear sanctions on the Iranian regime. We will be instituting the highest level of economic sanctions.”

The announcement came despite massive efforts by the European allies of the US to convince Trump to stay in the 2015 deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), reached between Iran and the P5+1, five permanent members of the UN Security Council – the US, France, Britain, Russia and China – plus Germany.

Trump left the door open for further negotiations with Iran.

“The fact is, they’re going to want to make a new and lasting deal. One that benefits all of Iran and the Iranian people,” Trump claimed. “When they do I am ready, willing and able.”

The European Union, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany have expressed support for the deal.

Iran has on numerous occasions asserted that its nuclear program is merely peaceful and not meant to make nukes.

May 8, 2018 - Posted by | Economics, Wars for Israel | ,

2 Comments »

  1. This means that the USA’s word, in future, is not worth tuppence……

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    Brian Harry, Australia's avatar Comment by Brian Harry, Australia | May 8, 2018 | Reply

  2. Now that US is revisiting its ‘deals’, how about stopping extortion payments to the Jewish state? After all, the Jewish state refuses to sign the NNPT, commits human rights violations on a daily basis, and brings the US grief in the form of world instability/wars.

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    rediscover911com's avatar Comment by rediscover911com | May 8, 2018 | Reply


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