Reactions to Trump's JCPOA withdrawal from inside the US
Iran Press TV
Tue May 8, 2018 07:33PM
US Democratic lawmakers censure President Donald Trump and Republicans for Washington's withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal, calling on the American people to "vote them all out" over the measure.
"Trump and his Republicans will go down in history as the party that destroyed our country's credibility, ruined our global reputation, and made the world a more dangerous place – all to sabotage President Obama's legacy. Vote them all out. Every single one," the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) tweeted immediately after Trump announced the US withdrawal from the deal.
While, California Democratic lawmaker Adam Schiff described Trump's decision as a mistake of "historic proportions," Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin warned that the president's decision will pose more threats to the entire the Middle East.
"Decision to withdraw from Iran deal will undermine our national security, increase prospect of a nuclear Iran or a conflict with them, and cause the world to conclude America doesn't keep its word. Scuttling the deal without a Plan B is not a strategy, but a dangerous abdication," Schiff said.
Senior Democratic Senator Bob Menendez on the Senate foreign relations committee warned that abandoning Iran's deal will jeopardize the security of the US and Israel and harms US relations with its allies.
"With this decision President Trump is risking US national security, recklessly upending foundational partnerships with key US allies in Europe and gambling with Israel's security," Menendez pointed out.
There were also those who threw their support behind the US withdraw from the international agreement, backed by the UK, Russia, Germany, France and China.
Among them was the former CIA chief, who asserted that the US campaign against Iran is "broader" than the nuclear issue and it will include efforts to end Iran's ballistic missile program and the country's growing influence across the Middle East.
In a tweet after Trump's announcement, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged to work with Washington's allies to find a "real, comprehensive and lasting solution" to what he called "the Iranian threat."US House Speaker Paul Ryan also said that, "From the beginning, the Obama-era Iran Deal was deeply flawed."
Ryan added that he would have preferred to fix the agreement rather than abandon it and expressed regret over the fact that the US "could not reach an understanding with our European partners" to do that.
The Wisconsin Republican lawmaker said Washington would use the period before re-imposing sanctions against Iran to work with its allies to reach a consensus over Iran.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters he did not see any reason for US withdrawal from the deal, noting,
"There are no reports that Iran has violated the agreement."
The Treasury Department said there will be "certain 90-day and 180-day wind-down periods" after which the sanctions will be in "full effect," including sanctions against Iran's oil sector, metal trades and transactions with its central bank.
The Treasury said sanctions will also be re-imposed on aircraft exports to Iran and the country's efforts by Tehran to acquire US dollars.
A new survey conducted by SRSS among 1,015 Americans from May 2 to May 5 showed that 63 percent of respondents wanted the US to remain part of the Iran nuclear deal.
While 29 percent said Washington should exit from the accord, eight percent did not have an opinion.
Forty-six percent of the respondents also disapproved the way Trump is managing relations with Iran.
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