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posted by janrinok on Tuesday April 24 2018, @07:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the not-sure-that-threats-will-work dept.

President Rouhani warns that White House failure to uphold Iran nuclear deal would prompt firm reaction from Tehran.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called on US President Donald Trump to uphold the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, or "face severe consequences". 

In a televised speech, Rouhani said the "Iranian government will react firmly" if the White House fails to "live up to their commitments" under the agreement. 

The warning comes weeks in advance of a May 12 deadline for Trump to renew the deal.

The US president has previously said he would scrap the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which he has called the "worst deal in history", unless "a better option" is presented to him. 

[...] The landmark deal reached in Lausanne, Switzerland in April 2015 with China, Russia, France, Great Britain, Germany and the US offered Iran more than $110bn a year in sanctions relief and a return to the global economy in exchange for halting its drive for a nuclear weapon.


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  • (Score: 1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @08:19PM (11 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @08:19PM (#671307)
    • ("Not counting partial European descent", according to Wikipedia)

      So, I don't know what you mean by "minorities". I also don't know why the US government owes anybody anything.

    • What does the deal say?

      If the deal were actually worth anything, then it should specify well-defined outcomes for whatever the U.S. plans to do. If those outcomes are not well-defined, then it's a pretty shitty deal, and it should be re-negotiated by people who are not idiots.

      Every dispute is the lack of a well-defined contract. EVERY. DISPUTE.

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  • (Score: 4, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @08:23PM (9 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @08:23PM (#671308)

    Jackass, willfully having shitty reading comprehension doesn't make you smart. Listing world-wide demographics when it is clear the US is being referenced, more stupidity

    Why does the US owe anyone anything? Probably the widespread imperialism where the US destroyed governments and extracted trillions from natural resources in other countries along with near-slave labor.

    You must be the "series of contracts" dumbass. I have zero problem with renegotiating a contract, but evading responsibility for the shitty situation in the Middle East and having a sense of entitlement with "we don't owe you shit!" is pretty fucking horrible for international relations.

    • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @08:27PM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @08:27PM (#671311)

      Why do we need international relations when we can simply obliterate their entire nation instantly?

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @08:39PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @08:39PM (#671320)

        If you want to be an immoral piece of shit that is your prerogative, thankfully the majority isn't quite so batshit crazy. Act on your crazy and prepare to be put in a small box for a long time, if you're lucky it'll be above ground.

        • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @09:38PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @09:38PM (#671356)

          morality is relative according to your progressive nonsense, like importing goat-fucking savages is OK and we should give them breaks for their "sexual emergencies" because it is not wrong in their culture to do these things.

          population control and genocide is also fine and dandy with you progressive morons, too. So I just don't understand how you can disagree with GP.

          as for "majority", you will be surprised what "majority" is OK with when you push them up against the wall.

    • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @08:34PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @08:34PM (#671318)

      Also, one is owed only what one negotiates.
      Learn it. Live by it. Love it.

    • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @09:54PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @09:54PM (#671363)

      Also, one is owed only what one negotiates.

      Learn it. Live by it. Love it.

    • (Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 25 2018, @12:11AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 25 2018, @12:11AM (#671428)

      Also, one is owed only what one negotiates.

      Learn it. Live by it. Love it.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 25 2018, @12:18AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 25 2018, @12:18AM (#671431)

        Lol such childish reposting, def the series of contracts fool.

    • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 25 2018, @02:37AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 25 2018, @02:37AM (#671481)

      Also, one is owed only what one negotiates.

      Learn it. Live by it. Love it.

    • (Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 25 2018, @05:07AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 25 2018, @05:07AM (#671520)

      Also, one is owed only what one negotiates.

      Learn it. Live by it. Love it.

  • (Score: 2, Informative) by dvader on Wednesday April 25 2018, @02:30PM

    by dvader (1936) on Wednesday April 25 2018, @02:30PM (#671632)

    What does the deal say?

    The deal says that the US, EU, China etc will lift (some/all/most?) sanctions if Iran drops the nuke program and submits to a bunch of inspections and control stuff. Basically, it says we will stop being mean to Iran if they stop building nukes and let us verify it.

    It doesn't cost us anything, we are only lifting sanctions in return for a confirmed halt of their program. I don't really understand what would be a "better" deal. Harsher conditions for inspections? There are no indications that Iran is not compliant or obstructing the current inspections so harsher conditions would be of no practical value.

    Withdrawing from the deal means reinstating the sanctions, i.e. punishing Iran for... yeah... for what really? They have stopped their nuke program from what I understand. I wonder if the EU and China could make up for it if the US pulls out. For example, lower tariffs on trade for an amount corresponding to the American sanctions. Basically, try to keep the deal alive until there is a new American president.

    For more info:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Comprehensive_Plan_of_Action [wikipedia.org]