President Trump has harshly criticized the Iran nuclear deal, calling it “an embarrassment to the United States.”
President Trump has harshly criticized the Iran nuclear deal, calling it “an embarrassment to the United States.”
He made the comment during his speech on Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly, describing Iran as “an economically depleted rogue state whose chief exports are violence, bloodshed, and chaos.”
“We cannot let a murderous regime continue these destabilizing activities while building dangerous missiles, and we cannot abide by an agreement if it provides cover for the eventual construction of a nuclear program,” Trump continued. “The Iran Deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into. Frankly, that deal is an embarrassment to the United States, and I don’t think you’ve heard the last of it -- believe me.”
The 2015 deal, which was signed by Iran and six other countries, including the U.S., under the Obama administration, outlined the lifting of sanctions against the Middle Eastern country in exchange for reductions in its nuclear activities.
Trump has been a vocal opponent of the accord, and though he has approved its continuation for the time being, he has reportedly been trying to explore ways Iran is violating its end of the agreement as a way to strike it down.
However, monitoring groups have thus far found the country to be in compliance with the terms.
