"Worse Than Obama's Deal… Why Did We Go to War?" Outrage Erupts

[Anchor]

President Trump is highlighting the recent peace agreement as a major achievement, claiming that Iran has agreed to abandon its nuclear weapons. However, criticism and complaints are pouring in from within the United States. Critics argue that the deal is no better than the nuclear agreement from the Obama era, which Trump unilaterally scrapped, leading many to ask why the war was fought in the first place.

Here is the report by Kim Young-a.

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U.S. President Trump is emphasizing that this recent memorandum of understanding (MOU) on ending the war is far better than the Iran nuclear deal signed in 2015 during the Obama administration.

[Trump / U.S. President: This is different from the terrible Obama nuclear deal. This is a very strong agreement.]

However, unlike the Obama-era nuclear deal, which explicitly mandated a 15-year limit on uranium enrichment, the reduction of nuclear facilities such as centrifuges, and rigorous inspection and verification protocols, the MOU signed by Trump defers almost all key issues, including the disposal of highly enriched uranium, to future negotiations.

Criticism is pouring in from the U.S. conservative camp, with many arguing that the deal is no better than the 2015 Obama nuclear agreement and that Trump has effectively surrendered to Iran. There are also growing demands for the immediate disclosure of the MOU.

[The problem is that even though they say the agreement has already been signed, no one knows what is in it.]

Some have even criticized the $300 billion Iran reconstruction fund, calling it akin to presenting a reconstruction plan for Germany to the Nazis. The opposition party has attacked the administration, claiming that the reckless war has only wasted lives and financial resources.

[James Walkinshaw / U.S. Democratic Representative: If this is the result after losing 13 American service members and pouring in hundreds of billions of dollars, it is a catastrophic strategic failure.]

This MOU agreement is also cornering Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Amidst mockery that this is the most shocking failure of Israeli foreign and security policy and that Israel has become a "servant of the U.S.," Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that the fight is not over. He declared that he would mobilize all available means to prevent Iran from possessing nuclear weapons and would continue to keep troops stationed in Lebanon.

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