In addition, the JCPOA does not accept any of our options to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. As I have repeatedly pointed out, my Government will take all necessary measures to achieve this goal, including military means. If Iran tries to move toward a nuclear weapon, all options available to the United States – including the military option – will remain available for the duration of the agreement and beyond. [383] Ambassador Dennis Ross, a former senior middle Eastern official, and General David Petraeus, former CIA director, wrote in a Washington Post article: “Strengthening deterrence is essential to address the main weaknesses of the agreement.” Petraeus and Ross assured that if Iran decided to rely on a nuclear weapon, “there is a need not to talk about our options, but about our willingness to use force,” because the threat of violence would deter Iranians. They said the president could allay their fears by declaring that he would use military force to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, including the production of highly enriched uranium, even after the agreement ended in 15 years. It is “essential that the President makes this clear, especially given his perceived reluctance to resort to violence,” he said. [379] [384] On September 10, the day before the vote, Boehner threatened “to use any instrument at our disposal to stop, slow down and delay the full implementation of this agreement” and stated that a complaint filed by Republicans in the House against the Speaker (which stated that the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act was not respected) “is an option that is very possible.” [336] [338] Four months later, House Republicans abandoned their plans to sue the government over the JCPOA. [339] The final agreement is based on (and supporting) “the rules-based non-proliferation regime instituted by the NPT, including, in particular, the IAEA protection system.” [62] This is the first time that the UN Security Council has recognized a developing country`s nuclear enrichment programme[134] and supports an agreement signed by several countries under a resolution (UN Security Council Resolution 2231). [134] [136] For the first time in the history of the United Nations, one country – Iran – was able to abolish six UN resolutions against it – 1696, 1737, 1747, 1803, 1835, 1929 — without having had a day of implementation. [134] For the first time, sanctions against Iran have also been lifted.

[134] By declaring that he would not confirm the agreement, Trump left it to Congress to reintroduce sanctions against Iran and “inflate” the agreement. But Trump`s accomplices have tried to enact rules on how the United States could “impose sanctions” and Trump has listed three points that could provide such a “trigger” for The deal`s exit: Iran`s intercontinental missile, Iran`s refusal to “extend the limitation of the agreement to its nuclear activities” and “proof that Iran could make a bomb in less than 12 months.”