The United States has bombed Iran.
I long for days of peace and understanding worldwide.
This seems like a good time for a reminder that Donald Trump took the United States out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) designed to limit Iran’s ability to acquire a nuclear weapon. As he carried out this action, there were privileged bills in Congress to require the President to get their approval before carrying out such a strike.
Donald Trump made two major claims against the JCPOA:
The money Iran was able to use due to this deal was actually Iranian funds that had been frozen by sanctions, not money sent from the United States’ funds to Iran. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran was maintaining compliance with the JCPOA.
I invite civil, bipartisan discussion on this post.
Sources:
BREAKING: US launches attack against Iranian nuclear sites | Fox News Video
What was in the Iran nuclear deal and why did Trump withdraw the US from it? – ABC News
Congress mulls war powers as Trump considers strike in Iran
Roll Call Factba.se – Speech: Donald Trump Addresses Iran Strategy – October 13, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/us/politics/trump-iran-nuclear-deal.html
PolitiFact | $150 billion is high-end estimate for Iranian assets gained after nuclear deal