Trump may look to strengthen, not shred, Iran nuclear deal

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters



03 FEB 2017 AT 16:00 ET

Instead of tearing up the Iran nuclear deal, the Trump administration is exploring how to tighten its enforcement and renegotiate key terms, but it may prove impossible to get other major powers and Iran to consider revising the agreement.

Under the 2015 accord between Tehran and six world powers, Iran agreed to curb its nuclear program in exchange for relief from some U.S., European and U.N. economic sanctions. Many experts consider it a success so far.

The Trump administration this week signaled a harder but ambiguous line toward Iran by putting the Islamic Republic “on notice” after an Iranian ballistic missile test, and then by imposing economic sanctions on 13 individuals and 12 entities on Friday..

The options the administration is considering include insisting the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the U.N. nuclear watchdog, get tougher policing Iran’s compliance, including demanding access to military sites, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/trump-may-look-to-strengthen-not-shred-iran-nuclear-deal/

[asiliveandbreathe]

1. Doesn't russia have air bases in Iran..say it ain't so - pootie

doesn't like sanctions....and pootie thinks trump is fiddling around....re Iran....

[FairWinds]

2. The Neo-cons and the GOP have every . .

intention of blowing up the Iran deal.

Recall that the US had a somewhat similar deal with North
Korea in the 1990's and the GOP Congress undermined it,
and most importantly declined to fund it.

Predictably, the Kim's then went nuclear.

The GOP suffered zero consequences.

We have some real war mongers among the
US national security elite.

Veterans For Peace

[ffr]

3. The one where we allegedly paid Iran millions for?

tRump and the KGOP puppets are backtracking on that one now too???

[lark]

4. This will be a failure.

Like everything else he touches. He's too lazy and ignorant and bigoted to bother to get the details right.