Post by the Scribe on Aug 31, 2020 1:40:00 GMT
When I took office, the Middle East was in total chaos. ISIS was rampaging. Iran was on the rise. And the war in Afghanistan had no end in sight. I withdrew from the terrible one-sided Iran nuclear deal.
President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal two years ago and has imposed unilateral sanctions. Now he wants to restore additional sanctions under the snapback provision of the 2015 deal signed by the U.S. and other world powers. However, the other signatories, including allies of the U.S., say the U.S. cannot impose the snapback sanctions since it is no longer party to the agreement.
Greg Myre
NPR National Security Correspondent
President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal two years ago and has imposed unilateral sanctions. Now he wants to restore additional sanctions under the snapback provision of the 2015 deal signed by the U.S. and other world powers. However, the other signatories, including allies of the U.S., say the U.S. cannot impose the snapback sanctions since it is no longer party to the agreement.
Greg Myre
NPR National Security Correspondent