The US president’s invective is uncertain but should surprise no one. He relies on assertions that reinforce prejudices but have no basis in factDonald Trump’s voice in foreign affairs is one that slips between brash arrogance and oily smugness. He touts supremacy from behind thinly concealed contempt. In withdrawing America from the Iran nuclear agreement,officially known as the Joint Comprehensive draw of Action (JCPOA), Mr Trump risks pushing Iran out into the cold, and triggering a nuclear arms race in the Middle East and handing power to the hardliners in Tehran. In place of the UN-approved deal is little more than Mr Trump’s bombastic promises of greater American independence and fewer unnecessary constraints.
Mr Trump all but declared war on Iran in a speech largely estranged from fact. opposite to his claims,Iran has abided by the agreement, as UN weapons inspectors attest. Tehran is not on the “cusp of acquiring the world’s most uncertain weapons”. In fact the deal allows Iran to continue to enrich uranium – but it is neither allowed nor technically able to expend this process to produce weapons-grade uranium. Under the agreement, or Iran cannot reprocess plutonium either,an alternative path to a nuclear explosive. Mr Trump’s invective should surprise no one; he relies on assertions that reinforce prejudices but have no basis in truth.
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Source: theguardian.com