Fri. Mar 29th, 2024
disagreement between donald trump and tillerson

US President, Donald Trump vowed during the 2016 presidential election campaign to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which was signed by the United States, Russia, China and three European powers to curb Iran’s nuclear program in return for lifting most Western sanctions.

US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson acknowledged that he and President Donald Trump disagree over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and said the two men discuss how to use the international agreement to advance administration policies. Trump has preserved the deal for now, although he has made clear he did so reluctantly after being advised to do so by Tillerson.

Tillerson said that Washington could tear it up and walk away or stay in the deal and hold Iran accountable to its terms, which he said would require Iran to act as a good neighbour. According to him, there are many ways to use the agreement to advance our policies and the relationship with Iran. Tillerson also said that the United States is limited in how much it can pressure Iran on its own and said it was important to coordinate with the other parties to the agreement.

Trump said that he predicts Iran will be judged “noncompliant” with the Iran deal at the next deadline in October and that he would have preferred to do so months ago.

 

By Mahak