29 Mar 2024


Sputnik - Following US President Donald Trump's announcement of his decision to withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear deal, former US Secretary of State and former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton warned that this move dealt a blow to the United States safety and credibility.




Pulling outfrom the Iran nuclear deal was a "big mistake" which is detrimental tothe United States safety, Hillary Clinton wrote onTwitter.

"Pulling outof the Iran nuclear deal is a big mistake. It makes America less safe and less trusted," Hillary tweeted, adding that "anyone who thinks bombing is the answer is woefully misinformed."

?She also warned that Trumps decision dealt a serious blow tothe United States credibility, and that it would be much harder now tonegotiate new sanctions againstIran.

?According toClinton, it will also be more difficult forthe US todeal withwhat she described as "other threats" asthe White House now has "no leverage and Iran is free todo what it wants."

?Hillary Clintons concerns were echoed byformer US President Barack Obama, duringwhose administration the JCPOA was signed; he described Trumps announcement as "misguided" and said that abandoning the Iran nuclear deal means the US is turning its back onits closest allies.
"In a democracy, there will always be changes inpolicies and priorities fromone Administration tothe next. But the consistent flouting ofagreements that our country is a party torisks eroding Americas credibility, and puts us atodds withthe worlds major powers," Obama wrote onhisFacebookpage.


Former US Secretary ofState John Kerry also remarked that abandoning the JCPOA breaks Americas word, isolates the country fromits European allies and puts Israel atgreater risk, not tomention damaging the ability ofthe US government tomake international agreements.

?On May 8, US President Donald Trump announced his decision topull outfrom the Joint Comprehensive Plan ofAction, also known asIran nuclear deal.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said that the European Union was concerned overWashington's decision and called onthe international community topreserve the JCPOA. The leaders ofthe United Kingdom, Germany and France also issued a joint statement expressing concern overthe US withdrawal fromthe JCPOA and reaffirmed their commitment tothe nuclear deal.

The Russian Foreign Ministry declared that the US decision violates international law, and that Moscow is open forfurther cooperation withthe other JCPOA parties.

The agreement was signed in2015 betweenIran and the so called P5+1 group, consisting ofthe five permanent UN Security Council Members (Russia, China, France, United Kingdom and the United States) and Germany.

Under the deals auspices, Iran agreed tosignificantly decrease its enrichment activities, toeliminate a large portion ofits enriched uranium stockpile and toprovide the IAEA withregular access toall Iranian nuclear facilities.

In return, Iran will receive relief fromthe nuclear-related economic sanctions imposed againstit bythe US, EU and the UN Security Council.

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