US Withdrawal From JCPOA – Here’s Why.

Just over a month ago, on May 8, 2018, US President Donald Trump announced the ending of American participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or “Iran nuclear deal.” The following White House fact sheet explains the rationale behind the Trump administration’s reasons for doing so. While there has been much reporting around the US withdrawal, the reasons President Trump thinks this is not only necessary, but also in the best interests of the US and the world have not been clearly stated. This fact sheet makes the reasons for Mr. Trump’s action clear. The document contains three sections:

• PROTECTING AMERICA FROM A BAD DEAL: President Donald J. Trump is terminating the United States’ participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran and re-imposing sanctions lifted under the deal.

• IRAN’S BAD FAITH AND BAD ACTIONS: Iran negotiated the JCPOA in bad faith, and the deal gave the Iranian regime too much in exchange for too little.

• ADDRESSING IRANIAN AGGRESSION: President Trump is committed to ensuring Iran has no possible path to a nuclear weapon and is addressing the threats posed by the regime’s malign activities.           

The link below is to the original document. (Reading time: 7 minutes)

White House Gov. statement

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