Alejandra Jaramillo
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President Donald Trump addresses the press as he leaves the White House in Washington, DC, on April 16.
President Donald Trump addresses the press as he leaves the White House in Washington, DC, on April 16. Jessica Koscielniak/Reuters
President Donald Trump stated Monday that a possible accord with Iran would be “FAR BETTER than the JCPOA,” alluding to former President Barack Obama’s nuclear agreement with Tehran.
“The agreement we are negotiating with Iran will be MUCH SUPERIOR to the JCPOA, often called ‘The Iran Nuclear Deal,’ created by Barack Hussein Obama and Sleepy Joe Biden, one of the worst agreements concerning our Nation’s Security,” Trump stated in a Truth Social post, contending that his strategy would stop Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and enhance overall regional security.
Trump highlighted the release of Iranian assets and previous financial transactions, while implying that any agreement during his administration would vary in both structure and results. Xenix News reported Friday that the Trump administration was contemplating releasing $20 billion in Iranian funds, a figure significantly greater than what Obama approved as part of that agreement.
“It was a certain path to a Nuclear Weapon, which will not, and cannot, occur with the Agreement we’re pursuing,” Trump continued. Furthermore, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars were disbursed to Iran. “If I hadn’t ended that ‘Deal,’ nuclear weapons would’ve been deployed against Israel and throughout the Middle East, including our valuable U.S. military installations,” the president stated.
The Iran nuclear agreement from the Obama administration was negotiated in 2015 and sought to restrict Iran’s nuclear activities in return for easing sanctions. It included