John Kerry says Trump is "creating an international crisis" over Iran deal
John Kerry says Trump is "creating an international crisis" over Iran deal
By KATHRYN WATSON CBS NEWS October 13, 2017, 5:23 PM
Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday blasted President Trump's decision not to re-certify Iran's compliance with the Iran nuclear deal, accusing Mr. Trump of jumpstarting an "international crisis."
Hours earlier, Mr. Trump announced the White House "cannot and will not" certify Iran's compliance while the country violates the "spirit" of the 2015 agreement, and the president didn't rule out the possibility of exiting the deal in the future if necessary. The president's decision gives Congress roughly 90 days until the next certification deadline to come up with a legislative solution to Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile threats in a way that satisfies Mr. Trump.
"President Trump's decision today is dangerous," Kerry said in a lengthy statement he posted to Twitter. "He's creating an international crisis. It endangers America's national security interests and those of our closest allies. It's a reckless abandonment of facts in favor of ego and ideology from a president who would rather play a high-stakes game of chicken with the Congress and with Iran than admit that the nuclear agreement is working.
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