President Donald Trump said Saturday that he expects to sign a new nuclear agreement with Iran on Sunday, June 14, following several days of military exchanges between the United States and Iran.“The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Our relationship with Iran is a much different and better one than previous Administrations have had.”Trump contrasted the proposed agreement with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal negotiated under former President Barack Obama, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. He argued that the Obama-era agreement provided Iran with a pathway to obtain a nuclear weapon.
“It was an easy, beautiful, smooth road to a Nuclear Weapon, which Iran would have had six years ago, and would have used long before now,” Trump wrote.
“My Agreement with Iran is the exact opposite, A WALL TO NO NUCLEAR WEAPON!” he added. “In fact, they no longer want a Nuclear Weapon, nor will they have one, either through purchase, development, or any other form of procurement.”
The JCPOA was reached in 2015 between Iran and several world powers, including the United States. Under the agreement, Iran agreed to scale back much of its nuclear program and allow expanded international inspections in exchange for sanctions relief. Trump withdrew the United States from the deal during his first term, arguing it failed to permanently prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
