Full transcript of President Trump's remarks about the Iran nuclear deal 10/14/2017 5:20:07 PM President Trumps remarks about the new US strategy on Iran regime by: Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk   Fox News, Oct 13, 2017  - The White House on Friday released a transcript of President Trump’s speech on the Iran uclear deal. Here are his remarks: “Thank you very much. My fellow Americans: As President of the United States, my highest obligation is to ensure the safety and security of the American people. History has shown that the longer we ignore a threat, the more dangerous that threat becomes. For this reason, upon taking office, I've ordered a complete strategic review of our policy toward the rogue regime in Iran. That review is now complete. Today, I am announcing our strategy, along with several major steps we are taking to confront the Iranian regime’s hostile actions and to ensure that Iran never, and I mean never, ...

Hawks top doves in political war over Iran deal 10/14/2017 10:14:25 PM President Trumps announcement of the new US strategy on Iran By Raymond Tanter, The Hill, Oct. 13, 2017 -  In a virtual war for Washington, hawks triumphed over doves. Today, the president announced he is “decertifying” the Iran deal — the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and the Treasury issued an update on Iran Designations. Decertification is the requirement imposed by a Republican Congress that every 90 days, Obama had to certify the JCPOA was in the national interest, and therefore, the United States was still committed to it. The Iran deal is neither a formal treaty nor an executive agreement; it is an unsigned, nonbinding political commitment. Trump reluctantly certified the deal twice, but this time, he said Iran acted against the spirit of an accord, and it is not in our interest to honor the deal. But decertification will not kill the Iran deal. A middle course...

STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S IRAN STRATEGY 10/14/2017 10:34:00 AM Senator McCain comments on President Trumps new Iran policy Washington, D.C., Oct 13 2017  - U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on President Trump’s Iran strategy: “For years, the Iranian regime has literally been getting away with murder. Meanwhile, the United States has lacked a comprehensive strategy to meet the multifaceted threat Iran poses. The goals President Trump presented in his speech today are a welcomed long overdue change. They offer the United States a path forward that centers our policy towards Iran on its destabilizing regional ambitions rather than its nuclear program alone. I look forward to learning more about the specifics of this strategy, and the Senate Armed Services Committee will conduct thorough oversight of our military’s role in it. “Iran has routi...