By John Lee. US President Donald Trump’s firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson may hasten the demise of the Iran nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Tillerson’s replacement, CIA chief Mike Pompeo, has expressed hawkish views on Iran and the nuclear deal. Trump delivered an ultimatum to European powers in January, […]
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Zarif Hails Strong Consensus on JCPOA in Brussels
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said there was solid consensus on the need for preserving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in a meeting he had with the European Union’s diplomatic chief and the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany on Thursday. “Strong consensus in Brussels today,” Zarif said in a Twitter […]
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Trump, Tillerson Disagree over Iran Nuclear Deal
By John Lee. US President Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (pictured) are reported to disagree over the Iran nuclear deal, the . Tillerson told a State Department briefing: “He and I have differences of views on things like JCPOA, and how we should use it.” According to Reuters, he added that […]
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Trump Orders Review of Iran Nuclear Deal
By John Lee. US President Donald Trump has directed a National Security Council-led interagency review of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The US Department of State confirmed that, while Iran is compliant with its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Secretary Rex Tillerson has raised concerns about Iran’s role as […]