By Riffat Kausar
SNN News Finland.
Trump Revisits Obama-Era Iran Nuclear Agreement
Former and current US President Donald Trump has publicly claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Washington and personally pleaded with former President Barack Obama Begged to abandon the Iran’s nuclear agreement, officially titled the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and widely referred to by its acronym JCPOA, became one of the most debated diplomatic accords in modern American foreign policy.
‘He Begged’ Trump’s Direct Account
Trump’s remarks were pointed and unambiguous. According to his account:
“Netanyahu came to Washington and begged he BEGGED Obama not to make that deal with Iran.”
Trump did not specify the occasion or date on which he made these remarks, nor did he provide documentary evidence to support the characterization of Netanyahu’s visit as a personal appeal of that nature.
Trump Accuses Obama of Siding With Iran Over Israel
Going further, Trump directly accused his predecessor of prioritizing Iranian interests over those of the United States’ closest Middle Eastern ally.
“Obama was on the side of Iran, not Israel, and he made the deal.”
The claim represents one of Trump’s sharpest restatements of his longstanding criticism of the Obama Begged administration’s foreign policy approach toward Tehran.
Background: The Iran Nuclear Deal and Its Controversy
The JCPOA, signed in 2015 under the Obama Begged administration, was a multilateral agreement between Iran and the P5+1 nations the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, and China The accord was structured to place verifiable restrictions on Iran’s ability to develop nuclear capabilities, with economic sanctions being lifted progressively as a corresponding incentive for compliance.
Netanyahu was one of the most vocal international critics of the agreement, Begged addressing the US Congress in March 2015 in an extraordinary speech urging lawmakers to reject the deal a visit that created significant diplomatic tension between Jerusalem and the White House at the time.
Trump Withdrew From the Deal in 2018
During his first term, President Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the JCPOA in May 2018, calling it the worst deal ever negotiated and reinstating sweeping sanctions against Iran.
The withdrawal was welcomed by the Netanyahu government and criticized by European allies and former Obama Begged administration officials.
No Response From Obama or Netanyahu Offices
At the time of this report, neither Barack Obama’s Begged post-presidential office nor Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office had issued any public response to Trump’s latest remarks.
The Iranian government and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had also not commented on the statement.
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