The resulting blackout brings uncertainty into the Biden administration’s efforts to reinstate the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal. The original deal was denounced by the Trump administration. Then-President Trump described the JCPOA as “the worst deal ever” and complained about the millions given to Iran. But no one denied that much of the money went to fund terrorist operations.
The Trump administration has imposed heavy economic sanctions on Iran for violations of the JCPOA, and other international breaches.
The Wall Street Journal reported that in 2019, Iran had exceeded the limits set by the nuclear deal, and by January 2021 Iran was already producing 20% enriched uranium. And satellite photographs show that centrifuges for enriching uranium have been present at the Natanz complex since at least 2019.
Even before the Trump administration made it public, it is doubtful that Iran ever lived up to the terms of the 2015 JCPOA.
Is Isreal Sabotaging Natanz Uranium Enrichment
Israeli officials have never hidden their dislike of the 2015 JCPOA. They have also expressed the belief that Iran intends to use its nukes as weapons.
