WRITTEN BY NWABUEZE AKABOGU
President Donald Trump of the United States of America has predictably pulled out of the Iran Nuclear deal, which was put together by the U.S and some Western European Countries,

notably France, UK, Germany and Russia, otherwise known as five plus one. The deal, painstakingly packaged after more than ten years of intense negotiations with Iran, was described by international analysts as a land mark achievement by the western powers, aimed at the control and limiting the nuclear capability of Iran as an emerging nuclear power.
However, in a dramatic twist to the highly controversial Iran nuclear accord, President Trump, in a recent television press statement at the White House, formally announced the long anticipated withdrawal of the U.S from the Iran Nuclear deal, which the U.S had played a pivotal role in its formation. In his characteristic rash and blunt manner, President Trump instantaneously abrogated the Iran accord, which he described as totally defective and against the U.S national interest, despite the last minute diplomatic pressures by the U.S European allies, notably France, UK and Germany, who were also signatories to the historic agreement. President Trump had equally described the Iran deal as the worst deal ever entered into by the U.S but failed to propose a viable alternative.
No doubt, Trump’s latest action amounted to “throwing out the baby with bath water”. It must be noted however that President Trump had never hidden his disenchantment and utter disdain for the deal, which he made a major Campaign issue during the 2016 Presidential Election.
It would be recalled that the U.S, under Trump’s Presidency, had equally pulled out of the Paris Climate Change accord, also claiming that the agreement was against the U.S National Interest. The current U.S stance on the issue of multilateral agreements with her allies had indeed placed these nations at terrible awkward situation and uncertainty as to what becomes of the Iran nuclear deal as well as other previous international accords with the U.S. These have further exposed the entire world to grave danger of insecurity through the U.S present policy of isolationism and Trump’s “America first” agenda.
To make the matter worse, President Trump had equally threatened to pull out the U.S from the age long N.A.T.O alliance, which had served as a great deterrent to the growing Russian and Chinese military powers and global influence. Diplomatic observers however, were of the opinion that the world would continue to be at a great risk should a major nuclear Power such as the U.S would suddenly abandon an international agreement that guaranteed world peace based on the effective control of the proliferation of nuclear weapons by certain powerful nations.
It is heartwarming and a positive development therefore, that the Iranian leadership in its swift and mature response to the U.S withdrawal from the nuclear deal had re-committed itself to the full implementation of the deal and also called on other signatories to continue to have faith and commitment to the deal which is the best guarantee for peaceful and harmonious co-existence among nations of the world.
Also, the western nations, who were signatories to the deal, have equally committed themselves to the full implementation of the accord, which is obviously the antidote to the prospect of a devastating nuclear war that could result in the total extermination of the human race.
President Trump in his earlier quoted press statement on the Iran deal imbroglio had issued a veiled threat to the U.S European allies to the effect that the U.S would immediately sanction any nation that might be tempted to strike a trade deal with Iran. President Trump’s threat apparently was intended as a warning to the European nations that any trade deal with Iran would be construed or tantamount to helping her to continue in her development of nuclear weapons or capability. Obviously President Trump’s utterances were clearly intended to blackmail his European allies who might like to take advantage of the lifting of sanctions against Iran to resume trade ties with the Islamic Republic.
The world will continue to watch with keen interest the current bizarre developments from Trump’s White House as he continues to pursue vigorously his “America first” agenda.

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