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tman

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16. This is incorrect. They were not violating the agreement.

Reply to Melon (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 11:02 PM

Jun 17

From the very piece you posted.. "So far, IAEA inspectors have certified that Iran is fully complying with the deal, under which it significantly reduced its enriched uranium stockpile and took steps to ensure no possible use of it for a nuclear weapon."

The trump admin made demands that were outside of JCPOA's terms.

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Who understands the effectiveness of Obama's nuclear deal with Iran? [View all] Baitball Blogger Jun 17 OP

They are going to explain everything regarding Miami Blue Jun 17 #1

Thank you. Baitball Blogger Jun 17 #4

Thanks for the heads-up. Talitha Jun 17 #27

Iran was violating the agreement by limiting and preventing Melon Jun 17 #2

Note the date. Aug 2017. By 2018, before US withdrawal, the IAEA was in country, inspecting, and certified compliance. RockRaven Jun 17 #6

Post removed Post removed Jun 17 #7

Yes there is no rewriting history. At the time Trump pulled the US out, every other party to the agreement RockRaven Jun 17 #12

You are placing an ad hoc rescue that at a certain short Melon Jun 17 #15

This is from the United Nations. Melon Jun 17 #17

So, any explanation for why, when I go the link you provided AZJonnie Jun 18 #33

But, this happened during Trump's term. Baitball Blogger Jun 17 #8

You are incorrect, per your own article. AloeVera Jun 17 #9

In every instance, Trump has been a bull in a china shop. Baitball Blogger Jun 17 #22

This is incorrect. They were not violating the agreement. tman Jun 17 #16

"This is true" dpibel Jun 17 #30

From the article you linked to: EarlG Jun 17 #31

Try this post Johnny2X2X Jun 17 #3

You interlocutor is, for lack of a better word, a liar. RockRaven Jun 17 #5

You realize Wikipedia is written by...just anyone. Melon Jun 17 #11

You realize those numbers are citations and you can check whether they say what the article says? RockRaven Jun 17 #14

There's zero science behind it. Melon Jun 17 #18

Well, you got this bit right AZJonnie Jun 18 #34

Seems your post was indeed prescient AZJonnie Jun 18 #35

Inspectors from the atomic energy agency were granted continuous lostincalifornia Jun 17 #10

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Melon Jun 17 #13

They were fully compliant while the JCPOA was active. tman Jun 17 #20

See below. Melon Jun 17 #21

That's from 12 June 2025, so my point still stands. tman Jun 17 #25

What is also conveniently omitted is that inspectors were refused entry after lostincalifornia Jun 17 #28

It was a starting point, and throwing that agreement out instead of using it lostincalifornia Jun 17 #23

What did they expect when trump unilaterally pulled out of the agreement? lostincalifornia Jun 17 #26

This is not true per the atomic energy agency and the UN.... Melon Jun 17 #19

You are citing a judgment from 2025 about activity from 2019 and onward RockRaven Jun 17 #24

Exactly. Trump unilaterally tore up that agreement in 2017. Why would some lostincalifornia Jun 17 #29

knr ... bookmarked ... cliffside Jun 18 #32