Trump’s decision had been expected and is consistent with his “America First” policies, which already saw Trump pull out of the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate accord. Trump’s national security advisor, John Bolton, is contemptuous of arms control agreements, which he..…
Concentrated in the efforts to stop U.S military withdrawal from Syria ordered by Trump recent months, as Under Secretary of State Bolton was in the campaign to justify the occupation of Iraq in 2003 and has advocated for pre-emptive strikes against Iran and North Korea. . ..…
But now, European countries have come to realize that threats by Bolton and Pompeo may lead to heavy fines and asset grabs if they seek to continue trading with Iran as called for in the treaties they have negotiated. . ..…
In May 2018, Donald Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the accord, although the U.S. intelligence community asserts that Iran is in full compliance. . There is every reason to believe that Trump’s “war cabinet,” led by Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,..…
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