Don rips Iran, keeps deal
PRESIDENT TRUMP unleashed a scorching attack on Iran Friday for causing “death, destruction and chaos around the globe” but stopped short of torpedoing the Iranian nuclear deal.
In a fiery speech announcing a more muscular approach toward Tehran, Trump accused the regime of violating the “spirit” of the landmark 2015 accord.
Rather than tearing up the deal, as he vowed during the campaign, the President left Congress responsible for tackling the issue.
“We will not continue down a path whose predictable conclusion is more violence, more terror and the very real threat of Iran’s nuclear break out,” Trump said.
Trump accused Iran of “multiple violations” and said the rogue nation was not “living up to the spirit of the deal.”
The White House had telegraphed Trump’s plan to announce his refusal to certify the agreement negotiated by former President Barack Obama. The move forces Congress to decide within 60 days whether to reinstall the old sanctions, alter them, or do nothing. If Congress does nothing, Trump said, he could end U.S. participation in the pact, which was aimed at halting Iran’s path to becoming a nuclear power.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will remain committed to the multinational deal, and predictedTrump’s actions would isolate the U.S.