The senator then laid out the steps the Trump administration had taken against Iran since withdrawing from the JCPOA, arguing that the president's actions have only made the situation worse."I think it is the death of diplomacy," he said,"and I see no way to get it back started again until sort of the revenge of the Iranian people is somehow sated."
He continued:"I hate this. I hate that this is where we are going.... There was much less killing, much less violence after the Iran agreement." Under the nuclear deal,"we were heading to a much more stable situation with Iran," the senator said.White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham responded to Paul's criticism in a later segment of"I don't know if I agree with that. The president has said that Iran—he is welcome to talking to them, with no preconditions," she said.
Trump had long criticized the JCPOA and withdrew from the international agreement in May 2018, despite consistent reports from U.N. inspectors showing that Iran was complying with its obligations under the deal. The JCPOA, which was also signed by the European Union, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Russia and China, provided Iran with sanctions relief and international investment in exchange for curbing its nuclear program.
Iranians set U.S. and Israeli flags on fire during a January 6 funeral procession in Tehran to mourn slain military commander Qassem Soleimani.Iran remained committed to the nuclear agreement for one year following Trump's withdrawal, even as it suffered under renewed U.S. sanctions. To salvage the treaty, Iranian leaders negotiated with the deal's other signatories, which had criticized the U.S. exit.
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more republicans need to take a stand against MoscowMitch trumptard and the rest of this regime... ImpeachNow
He’s incompetent. And there is no one in the room with him that is. Tremendous insecurity keeps him from surrounding himself with the best. It baffles me why no one in the Republican Party has the balls to call him out. Have we been that compromised !
Ahhhh Iran was gone stunt anyway.....game time!!!!
A 'Republican Senator' states the obvious to anyone with avg intelligence. Remarkable. Again, it would appear revenge by the Persians against the warcriminal Zionists leading Israel and the mass murders, tortures and debauchery of the USA Gov for 70yrs is not allowed? Get Real
Foreign policy expert on Iran: 'This is a win for Trump'
Newsweek finds 1 Republican that disagrees with this foreign policy success!
First aggression against the US was in Somalia where AlShahbab (=terror group funded also by Iran through Gen.Soleimani) attacked US personnel Al Shahbab's one of the terrorist groups that also does not allow polio eradication, so condmning children to get paralized despite WHO!
I'd been expecting something like this since November 2016, though I expected it to be with North Korea.
The US economy only works on war..we should stay well out of this..
Criticism by Rand Paul or by Lindsey Graham should always be dismissed. These 2 idiots will not honor any of their positions the next morning.
Obama knew what he was doing
🇨🇦This is the kinda thing that happens,when you haven’t got a good youth hockey program 🏒
Which country had more gains in the Middle East during past year? And the awaed goes to Iran!
He's not the only Right-winger pissed off with Trump right now.
SeriouslyDUH !YaAv think! Absolutely Shameful and Totally Unacceptable actions and behaviors from this administration. Vote them out
Because if we look the other away, maybe they’ll leave us alone. Right?
I thought that was plural -senators - for a second
You found a republican that will defy king trump,,, better call your senator to have him impeached.
RandPaul I rarely agree with you, in fact probably never before, but this time you are correct. What would you do to end this stupidity and show Trump no this is not a child's play.
You guys big Rand Paul fans now?
Our president is a clown.
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