The US is withdrawing from the Iran deal

EU officials condemned the decision. No Images? Click here         Trump To Violate Iran Nuclear Deal, Vows To Reimpose Sanctions President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. The U.S. will not extend waivers on sanctions targeting Iran’s nuclear program, effectively ending its compliance with the 2015 international agreement under which Iran accepted restrictions on its nuclear program in exchange for economic relief. “I am announcing today that the U.S. will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal,” Trump said at the White House. “We will be instituting the highest level of economic sanctions.” Trump accused the deal ― officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ― of being poorly negotiated and lacking enforcement mechanisms. He said it allows Iran to develop a nuclear weapon in a short time, but offered no evidence to back these assertions. Trump also cited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s April 30 presentation on Iran’s nuclear program, which alleged that Iran lied about its past nuclear activities before negotiating the nuclear deal. European officials, who pushed for Trump to uphold the deal, condemned the president’s decision to pull out. French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted shortly after Trump’s speech that France, Germany and the United Kingdom regret the U.S. decision and that “we will work collectively on a broader framework.” The European Union’s top diplomat Federica Mogherini said that the deal was working and fulfilling its promise. READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? North Carolina, West Virginia, Indiana and Ohio all have high-profile primary election fights on Tuesday. Here's what to watch for. READ MORE President Trump's newest lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said Tuesday that his previous lawyer Michael Cohen knows nothing damaging about Trump and therefore is of little value to federal prosecutors investigating him. READ MORE The White House is preparing to send Congress a roughly $15 billion package of spending cuts using an obscure budgetary process to rescind so-called unobligated funds while also preparing another package that would take money from the recently passed government funding bill. READ MORE         ICYMI America's electorate is growing more diverse. By the next presidential election, one report finds, racial minorities will exceed 40 percent of the eligible electorate in six states. That's no guarantee for Democrats, although it probably doesn't hurt.   In a sweeping enforcement change, Donald Trump’s administration will increasingly prosecute members of immigrant families who cross the border illegally, even if that means splitting children from their parents.   What to know about the Iran deal: A guide to the 2015 international agreement that Donald Trump has plunged into crisis.       Want more?  Eric Schneiderman Has Always Been A Con Man   Marines Investigating Avowed White Supremacist On Active Duty   Most Clinton Voters Now Say ‘People Like Them’ Were Better Off 50 Years Ago   HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25th 2018 we will be introducing a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe