Trump decertifies Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping and aggressive new policy toward Iran on Friday, saying he will not recertify the nuclear deal signed in 2015 and calling for a variety of new sanctions against the government in Tehran.

“The Iran deal is one of the worst and one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into,” Trump said during a speech at the White House.

Trump said the United States is starting sanctions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, which he called a supporter of international terror.

But while Trump formally announced his decision to begin backing out of the multinational agreement, he also did not ask Congress to reimpose economic sanctions right away; instead, he called for new requirements on Iran in an effort to “strengthen enforcement.”

“In the event we are not able to reach a solution working with Congress and our allies, then the agreement will be terminated,” Trump said.

The new approach to the nuclear agreement is part of an overall strategy to deal with the Iranian “dictatorship,” Trump said.

The president repeatedly criticized Iran’s Islamic government, saying it has spread “death, destruction and chaos all around the globe,” from the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy to shooting protesters in the streets.