Why Trump nuke deal could be ‘better’ than Obama’s, yet be still more dangerous - analysis

Jerusalem Post - 15/04
Limiting Iran’s uranium enrichment to the same levels as 2015 would require greater concessions from Tehran as the country now possesses 13,355 advanced centrifuges.

What the Trump administration is looking for in a new nuclear deal with Iran is still hazy, but based on envoy Steve Witkoff’s interview with FOX News, it seems that the focus is on limiting uranium enrichment and broader International Atomic Energy Agency verification.

It is possible that this broader verification could include first-time access to the Islamic Republic’s ballistic missile arsenal.

If Trump can achieve these two goals, they would be potentially sizable wins, and in some ways would potentially be improvements on the Obama era 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal.

At the same time, they would likely fall far short of ending the nuclear threat from Tehran.

More than that, given the progress that Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has made with his nuclear program since 2018, they might still leave a far more dangerous Iranian nuclear threat than existed post-Obama...
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