Bolton’s statement came as he and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo try to amplify the reasons behind the Trump administration’s deal to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement and explain how it will work, given that the international community, other than Israel and some Arab nations, has not jumped on board with the president. Both Bolton and Pompeo have suggested they believe the great powers of Europe might eventually see the light.
Trump on Tuesday said he was going to reimpose sanctions on Iran — dealing a blow to what he called the “decaying and rotten” Iran nuclear deal. Those sanctions could involve secondary sanctions, which would penalize countries whose companies continue to trade with Iran. “Any nation that helps Iran in its quest for nuclear weapons could also be strongly sanctioned by the United States,” the president said. [...]
“I don’t believe we will ever be able to put Humpty-Dumpty back together again,“ James Clapper, former director of national intelligence, said on “Fareed Zakaria’s GPS.” He and fellow Zakaria guest Michael Hayden, former director of the CIA, both said Trump‘s move on Iran is apt to complicate matters with North Korea.
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