US May Take Punitive Actions against Iran after N. Deal Takes Effect: Academic
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A former arms control adviser at the White House predicted that the US government would likely carry through with punitive measures against Tehran once the recent nuclear deal between Iran and world powers goes into effect.
“The administration is obviously very nervous if implementation day doesn’t come quickly something will happen that will cause the deal to collapse or unravel,” said Gary Samore, who is also an academic at Harvard University, The Hill reported on Saturday.
Samore further predicted that the White House will possibly take punitive actions against Tehran after the deal takes effect in an attempt to “to show that the nuclear deal won’t provide protection for Iran’s actions for non-nuclear activities.”
Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) on July 14 reached a conclusion on a 159-page nuclear agreement that would terminate all sanctions imposed on Tehran over its nuclear energy program after coming into force.
Afterwards, the 15-member United Nations Security Council passed a resolution that endorsed the JCPOA.
Iran has repeatedly warned the US against any violation of the nuclear agreement, stressing that it will remain committed to the JCPOA as long as the other side does.
