White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Tuesday that it is "ludicrous" to assume President Trump would ever sign a nuclear agreement comparable to the 2015 JCPOA negotiated by Barack Obama. Leavitt said the previous deal gave the Iranian regime "pallets of cash," and that Trump's administration will ensure any accord serves U.S. national security interests and the American people.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday reiterated the administration's firm stance on Iran nuclear negotiations, saying President Trump will never agree to a deal resembling the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed under Barack Obama.
"It is ludicrous to assume that Trump would ever sign a deal that in any way resembles the devastating nuclear deal that Barack Hussein Obama signed," Leavitt said in a statement. She argued the 2015 agreement provided the Iranian regime with "pallets of cash" and failed to adequately restrict Tehran's nuclear program.
The remarks, published at 11:30 Jerusalem time, follow a series of statements from Trump and his aides in recent days as negotiations with Iran continue. As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday, Leavitt had previously stated that Trump will not sign a deal that does not serve U.S. interests, and the president himself has posted on Truth Social expressing skepticism about any agreement's enforceability.
Leavitt's latest comments reinforce the administration's rhetorical distance from the 2015 framework, though no new details were provided about the specific terms of the emerging accord. The statement does not clarify whether the administration is currently reviewing a concrete draft or responding to reports about the negotiations.
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