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July 15, 2019

New Leak from Ex-U.K. Ambassador: Trump Withdrew from Iran Deal to Spite Obama
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President Trump withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to spite
President Barack Obama-this according to a newly leaked memo written by
former British Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch in 2018. Darroch
called the move "diplomatic vandalism," motivated by "ideological and
personality reasons." Darroch stepped down from his position last week
amid fallout from earlier leaks in which he called Trump "inept,"
"insecure" and "incompetent."

In more news about Iran, Britain has said the oil tanker they seized off
the coast of Gibraltar would be released if Iran guaranteed it was not
heading to Syria, a violation of European sanctions.

Meanwhile, President Hassan Rouhani has reiterated that he is ready to
talk if harsh sanctions are lifted and the U.S. agrees to return to the
landmark deal, which was deemed to be effective before the U.S. pulled
out last year.


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