US Strategic Command chief: Iran adhering to nuclear deal
Source: The Hill
BY REBECCA KHEEL - 09/20/17 03:22 PM EDT
Iran is adhering to the landmark nuclear deal, the top general of U.S. Strategic Command said Wednesday, hours after President Trump claimed hes made a decision about whether to withdraw from the agreement.
The facts are that Iran is operating under the agreements the we signed up for under the JCPOA, Gen. John Hyten said at a Hudson Institute event, using the acronym for the formal name of the deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
But at the same time they are rapidly, rapidly deploying and developing a whole series of ballistic missiles and testing ballistic missiles at all ranges that provide significant concerns to not just the United States, but our allies.
Hyten was responding to a question about how Iran might benefit from North Koreas missile and nuclear program, both in terms of cooperation between the two countries and by seeing what Pyongyang can get away with.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/defense/351599-us-strategic-command-chief-iran-adhering-to-nuclear-deal
underpants
(197,179 posts)Are they?
greatauntoftriplets
(179,347 posts)Guess I didn't have the right friends, though, because I came home as poor as ever.
murielm99
(33,084 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(179,347 posts)There's Gambia and there's Namibia, but the one herr drumpf mentioned doesn't exist.
murielm99
(33,084 posts)I didn't know he spoke about Nambia. This sounds like something Kellyanne would do.
LOL
greatauntoftriplets
(179,347 posts)That's why everyone's mocking it. We should probably send maps to the dolt-in-chief.
William the Drunkard
(20 posts)for the neocons.
Aristus
(72,523 posts)They must really hate his draft-dodging ass...
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