Following his extremely aggressive statements yesterday at The United Nations regarding Iran, President Trump has told reporters this morning that:
"I have decided," when asked what he’s going to do about Iran deal.
However he refused to say what the decision is, responding"I"ll let you know."
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— ABC News (@ABC) September 20, 2017
But judging by his harsh comments yesterday...
The Iranian government masks a corrupt dictatorship behind the false guise of a democracy. It has turned a wealthy country, with a rich history and culture, into an economically depleted rogue state whose chief exports are violent, bloodshed and chaos. The longest suffering victims of Iran"s leaders are, in fact, its own people. Rather than use its resources to improve Iranian live, its oil profits go to fund Hezbollah and other terrorists that kill innocent muslims and attack their peaceful Arab and Israeli neighbors.
This wealth, which rightly belongs to Iran"s people, also goes to shore up bashar Al Assad"s dictatorship, fuel Yemen"s civil war, and undermine peace throughout the entire Middle East. We cannot let a murderous regime continue these destabilizing activities while building dangerous missiles and we cannot abide by an agreement if it provides cover for the eventual construction of a nuclear program.
The Iran deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into. Frankly, that deal is an embarrassment to the United States, and I don"t think you"ve heard the last of it. Believe me.
It is time for the entire world to join us in demanding that Iran"s government end its pursuit of death and destruction. It is time for the regime to free all Americans and citizens of other nations that they have unjustly detained. Above all, Iran"s government must stop supporting terrorists, begin serving its own people, and respect the sovereign rights of its neighbors. The entire world understands that the good people of Iran want change, and other than the vast military power of the United States, that Iran"s people are what their leaders fear the most. This is what causes the regime to restrict internet access, tear down satellite dishes, shoot unarmed student protesters, and imprison political reformers.
It would seem hard for him not to back away from Obama"s deal.
Shortly after Trump"s threats, Iran"s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said on Twitter that the accord “is not (re)negotiable. A "better" deal is pure fantasy.”
But perhaps most notable, this "decision" comes hours after Russia branded U.S. President Donald Trump’s hostility toward the Iranian nuclear agreement as “very worrying,” vowing to do everything it can to protect the pact.
“We will defend this document, this consensus, which was met with relief by the entire international community and strengthened both regional and international security,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters in New York Tuesday after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
This, if Trump decides to abandon the deal, yet another cold-war front with Russia will be opened, and which would further escalate the already tense geopolitical situation in the middle-east.
