In a briefing with reporters following President Trump’s remarks on exiting the Iran deal, national security adviser John Bolton reiterated Trump’s message: “We’re out of the deal, we’re out. We’re out of the deal.”
The decision is very clear, it’s a firm statement of American resolve to prevent not only Iran from getting nuclear weapons but ballistic missile delivery capability, it limits its continued support of terrorism, and it’s causing instability and turmoil in the Middle East. I think the President also laid out what comes next, as he said at the end, he’s prepared to look at discussions on a much broader resolution of the maligned behavior that we see from Iran.
Bolton argued that the decision will have broader implications for US national security, saying the withdrawal sends a message to Kim Jong Un ahead of their meeting.
“Another aspect of the withdraw that was announced today was to establish positions of strength for the United States and it will have implications not simply for Iran but the forthcoming meeting with Kim Jong Un in North Korea, sends a very clear signal that the United States will not accept inadequate deals,” he said.