{"id":330351,"date":"2017-10-14T09:31:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-14T08:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/the-national-iranian-american-council-deplores-trumps-push-to-violate-iran-nuclear-deal-national-iranian-american-council\/"},"modified":"2017-10-14T09:31:09","modified_gmt":"2017-10-14T08:31:09","slug":"the-national-iranian-american-council-deplores-trumps-push-to-violate-iran-nuclear-deal-national-iranian-american-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/the-national-iranian-american-council-deplores-trumps-push-to-violate-iran-nuclear-deal-national-iranian-american-council\/","title":{"rendered":"The National Iranian American Council Deplores Trump\u2019s Push to Violate Iran Nuclear Deal | National Iranian-American Council"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON – Dr. Trita Parsi, President of the National Iranian American Council and author of Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy<\/a>, issued the following statement in response to President Trump\u2019s speech<\/a> withholding certification of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action:<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump\u2019s speech was a national disgrace. This isn\u2019t an effort to stiff a contractor over a real estate project, it\u2019s a matter of war and peace. Donald Trump is in way over his head.<\/p>\n

\u201cContrary to the reporting, Donald Trump is killing the deal – not in one move, but in several moves. First Congress will attempt to kill it through deal-killing legislation from Tom Cotton. If that is blocked, Trump has vowed to kill it himself. Either way, the deal will get killed by this process triggered by Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cCotton\u2019s legislation would seek to unilaterally rewrite the nuclear deal, an unequivocal violation of the agreement. A vote for that bill would be as significant as a vote for the 2002 war with Iraq.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump is single handedly destroying U.S. credibility and all but guaranteeing that no country in their right mind would agree to a deal with the U.S. again. The U.S. has shredded alliances through go-it-alone approaches before, to disastrous effect. Trump\u2019s has reduced America\u2019s allies on Iran to just Benjamin Netanyahu and the Saudi royal family. Trump\u2019s \u2018coalition of the willing\u2019 on Iran makes George W. Bush\u2019s old coalition on Iraq look like a diplomatic masterstroke.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most insulting of Trump\u2019s lies was when he sought to pass himself off as a champion of the Iranian people. As we speak, Trump is banning nearly all Iranians from the United States. The majority of people targeted by Trump\u2019s Muslim ban are Iranian. Iranian Americans are being cut off from their family members in Iran thanks to Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongress must step in and make it clear that it will restrain this President and the U.S. is fully committed to upholding its word on the Iran deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0For\u00a0more\u00a0information,\u00a0or\u00a0for\u00a0interview\u00a0with\u00a0Trita\u00a0Parsi, please contact Yasmina Dardari at\u00a0407-922-8149<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0by email at\u00a0yasmina@unbendablemedia.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Via Common Dreams<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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