Statement by the President on the Iran Nuclear Deal
Statement by the President on the Iran Nuclear Deal https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-president-iran-nuclear-deal/ STATEMENTS & RELEASES Statement by the President on the Iran Nuclear Deal NATIONAL SECURITY & DEFENSE Issued on: January 12, 2018 The Iranian regime is the world’s leading state sponsor of terror. It enables Hezbollah, Hamas, and many other terrorists to sow chaos and kill innocent people. It has funded, armed, and trained more than 100,000 militants to spread destruction across the Middle East. It props up the murderous regime of Bashar al Assad, and has helped him slaughter his own people. The regime’s destructive missiles threaten neighboring countries and international shipping. Within Iran, the Supreme Leader and his Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps use mass arrests and torture to oppress and silence Iran’s people. Iran’s ruling elite has let their citizens go hungry while e