But US allies like Israel and Saudi Arabia were concerned the JCPOA does not shut down Iran's nuclear industry entirely nor forever, and Obama's domestic critics accused him of appeasing a terrorist state. "Had the Trump administration not done so, it would have triggered legislative procedures and potential reimpositions of sanctions, which would then declare the US intent to renege on its JCPOA obligations", she added.
Even if the USA backs out of the agreement, new US sanctions won't have much effect unless the other countries bring their sanctions back as well.
The Trump administration is reviewing the Obama-era nuclear weapons agreement with Iran to determine whether they will stop the deal's suspension of U.S. sanctions, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday. As a candidate, Trump called the agreement the "worst" deal ever made. Looking ahead, we see three key takeaways.
The European Union's foreign policy chief, Frederica Mogherini, said last month after meetings with senior Trump administration officials she was reassured in the talks that the U.S. was committed to fully implementing the deal.
"Iran has stated that if sanctions are reinstated in whole or in part, Iran will treat that as grounds to cease performing its commitments under this JCPOA in whole or in part", the agreement says.
America's top diplomat sought to reinforce the notion the United States is aggressively countering Iran's destabilizing behavior throughout the Middle East, though President Trump so far has not pulled out of the deal. The Iranian government repeatedly denied those accusations.
At Wednesday's press briefing, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said that Trump may believe that Iran is cheating on the deal.
Still, since taking office, Trump has stopped promising he'll gut the deal. In some respects, certification of Iran's compliance was preordained.
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The State Department must notify of Iran's compliance with the deal every 90 days and it is the first such notification issued by the Trump administration. Failure to do so triggers certain legislative procedures and the potential re-imposition of the sanctions lifted under the nuclear accord.
In other words, if the Trump administration failed to make the required certification, it would have triggered the re-imposition of sanctions on Iran and its review of the JCPOA would have been effectively preempted.
The Trump administration is set to launch an inter-agency review to examine whether the lifting of sanctions against Iran has had an effect on U.S. security interests.
This letter certifies that the conditions of Section 135 (d)(6) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA), as amended, including as amended by the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-17), enacted May 22, 2015, are met as of April 18, 2017.
Other lawmakers insisted that Iran had violated the deal after the IAEA reported that the country was in possession of more heavy water than technically allowed.
Iran, five permanent UN Security Council members, Germany and the European Union signed the JCPOA in July 2015 to ensure the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program. In the weeks and months ahead, the Trump administration will have several opportunities to render the deal defunct.
The U.S. considers Iran a leading state sponsor of terrorism due to its support of militant Palestinian groups like Hezbollah, as well as its support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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