Trump will uphold Iran deal, but might try to bend rules: Analyst
US President Donald Trump will waive sanctions against Iran and therefore keep the nuclear agreement still intact, but will impose sanctions on some sectors of Iran’s economy which goes against the spirit of the deal, says an American political commentator from San Francisco.
“If the United States did try and break the [deal] they would have to prove it and that’s where they fall short, they don’t have the proof because Iran has not violated the JCPOA [the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action], and this is really just a sign of the larger Zionist prejudice against Iran,” Scott Bennet, a political commentator from San Francisco told Press TV on Friday.
Bennet predicted that Trump would not “overtly” defy the nuclear deal with Iran, but in order to satisfy “Zionists, the Likud Party and Benjamin Netanyahu,” he might try to bend the rules and if this goes far, it would be in defiance with the nuclear treaty.
Trump must decide by January 12 whether he will re-certify the Iran nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA reached between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, including the United States.
Trump has called the agreement an “embarrassment” to the US and “the worst deal ever negotiated.”
In October, Trump extended the relief but refused to certify Iran's compliance with the JCPOA, warning that he might ultimately terminate Washington’s participation in defiance of all the other signatories.
European powers reaffirmed on Thursday their support for the Iran nuclear deal that Trump has rejected.
Retired US military officers, members of the US Congress and former US ambassadors were among 52 US national security experts who signed a letter released on Monday urging Trump not to jeopardize the deal with Iran.
Early last month, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini warned US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of the adverse consequences of a possible move to step away from the nuclear deal.
"I have reaffirmed the European Union view that continued implementation of the Iran nuclear deal is a key strategic priority for European security but also for regional and global security," she said after a meeting with Tillerson in Brussels.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repeatedly verified Iran’s adherence to the terms of the JCPOA since January 2016, when the deal took effect.
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