Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 09-05-2018
Former President Barack Obama says President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran deal is a ‘‘serious mistake’’ that will erode America’s global credibility.
Trump on Tuesday announced the US withdrawal from what he called the “defective” multinational nuclear deal with Iran, and said Washington would reinstate sanctions against the Islamic republic.
Obama’s administration brokered the deal.
Obama says Trump’s decision to withdraw is ‘‘misguided,’’ especially because Iran has been complying.
‘‘The consistent flouting of agreements that our country is a party to risks eroding America’s credibility, and puts us at odds with the world’s major powers.’’
Obama says that without the deal, the U.S. ‘‘could eventually be left with a losing choice between a nuclear-armed Iran or another war in the Middle East.’’
He says the deal remains a model for what diplomacy can accomplish, including when it comes to North Korea.
– The Boston Globe
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