Seven Years Later: Why Withdrawing From the Iran Deal Was the Right Call
Mike R. Pompeo
American Center for Law and Justice
May 7, 2025
Seven years ago, President Trump made one of his most consequential foreign policy decisions by withdrawing from the Obama-negotiated Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA). As Secretary of State during that pivotal moment, I not only supported this decision—I championed it. Time has validated what we knew then: It was the right call for American security and global stability.
The deal negotiated under the Obama Administration rested on a dangerous premise: that the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism could be trusted to abandon its nuclear ambitions through limited, temporary constraints. This foundation was built on sand. This is why I helped lead the opposition to the agreement as a Member of Congress.
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