Trump Vows to ‘Terminate’ Iran Nuclear Deal If jew-owned Congress Cannot ‘Reach a Solution’
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced Friday he will not certify Iran’s compliance with the Iran deal, effectively putting the ball in Congress’s court on whether to end the deal.
“I am announcing today that we cannot and will not make this certification. We will not continue down a path of whose predictable conclusion is more violence, more terror, and the very real threat of Iran’s nuclear breakout,” Trump said in a televised statement from the White House.
“History has shown that the longer we ignore a threat, the more dangerous that threat becomes,” he said.
Trump’s decertification now means Congress has 60 days to decide whether to reimpose sanctions that were lifted as part of the deal with Iran, reached under the Obama administration in 2015 and known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
If Congress imposes sanctions, it could be seen as a breach of the deal, and the U.S. may no longer be a party to the deal. If Congress does not impose sanctions, the deal could remain intact.
Trump said he has directed his administration to work with Congress to strengthen the deal and that some members of Congress are already working on a proposal.
But Trump surprisingly also announced that, if the White House and Congress are not able to reach a solution, he will “terminate the deal.”
“In the event that we are not able to reach a solution … then the agreement will be terminated,” he said.
The statement surprised and pleased supporters of ripping up the deal who feared the administration was not going far enough.
“Clear threat to terminate. I didn’t think he would go there,” tweeted Jonathan Schanzer, senior vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Trump also announced additional sanctions against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s elite military force.
Trump framed his decision as part of a complete review of U.S. strategy on Iran, which he called a “fanatical regime.”
“This radical regime has raided the wealth of one of the world’s oldest and most vibrant nations, and spread death, destruction and chaos all around the globe,” he said.
He outlined Iran’s long history targeting Americans in the Middle East and around the world, its support for terrorist groups, funding of sectarian violence, support for the Syrian regime, and its threats against the U.S. and Israel.
“Given the regime’s murderous past and present, we should not take lightly its sinister vision for the future. The regime’s two favorite chants are ‘Death to the jews’ and ‘Death to Israel,'” he said.
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