Obama doubts – Barack Obama cast doubt on President Donald Trump’s newly announced Iran deal, saying it is unlikely to look significantly different from the 2015 nuclear pact that Trump scrapped. Trump, speaking at the G7 summit, emphasized progress that could mean sanctions
By the time President Donald Trump used the G7 summit to spotlight a new Iran framework, former President Barack Obama was already questioning whether the shift would be real.
Trump highlighted the emerging Iran deal at the summit, pointing to possible sanctions relief and the reopening of shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global corridor. The former president, in turn, said the odds are stacked against a fundamentally different outcome.
In an interview with ABC News. Obama said it was “doubtful” any agreement will be significantly better than the 2015 nuclear pact. “It is doubtful that any agreement that arises is going to be significantly different. or a significant improvement from the deal that we had in the first place. ” he told the network. He added that the agreement “worked for a long stretch of time” before the United States withdrew.
Trump announced Sunday, June 14, that the United States and Iran had reached a framework deal aimed at halting fighting and restoring passage through the Strait of Hormuz. But major details remain unresolved, including how the two sides will handle Iran’s nuclear program.
Obama’s comments land in the shadow of Trump’s decision to walk away from the prior agreement. Trump pulled out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in 2018, calling it a “horrible” and one-sided deal that “didn’t bring calm” or peace.
The timing and the stakes are hard to ignore: one framework is being pitched as a path to re-open one of the world’s most important waterways, while the dispute over what comes next—especially around nuclear limits—stays the central uncertainty.
The segment also sets up the next stage of the debate. Obama’s full interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts is set to air on “Good Morning America” on Wednesday, June 17.
What is the JCPOA?. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. reached in 2015 between Iran and world powers including the United States. was designed to curb Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Under the deal. Iran agreed to limit uranium enrichment. reduce its nuclear stockpile. and allow expanded international inspections of its facilities.
In return, the United States and other countries lifted trade and economic sanctions that had targeted Iran’s oil exports and broader economy.
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So Obama is saying Trump’s deal is fake? Cool cool.
I don’t get why they keep calling it a new deal when it sounds like the old one. Like either it works or it doesn’t. Also reopening shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz… that seems like the real point, not the nuclear stuff.
Obama’s doubt is kinda irrelevant tbh. Trump already “made progress” at the G7 so why is everyone freaking out. If sanctions get lifted and ships can go through, that’s literally calm, right? Unless they mean calm for investors lol.
This article keeps saying 2015 pact and 2018 withdrawal like that’s all that matters, but what about who benefits? Like, if they’re gonna reopen Hormuz routes then gas prices better not spike, because that’s what I care about. Also I saw something earlier that said Trump never really left the deal? So I’m confused. If Obama thinks it won’t differ much, then why announce anything at all? Just argue about it forever I guess.