Iran’s Nuclear Program: Obama Criticizes Trump’s Military Strategy and Defends His 2015 Deal

In Cleveland on October 24, Barack Obama endorsed gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, criticizing the war with Iran and defending the 2015 nuclear deal. He recalled that the agreement capped uranium enrichment at 3.67% under International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring before Donald Trump withdrew the United States from it in 2018. Seven months into the conflict, Obama condemned the deaths and injuries among U.S. personnel, depleted missile stockpiles, and the impact of Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz on diesel prices. The ceasefire and memorandum of understanding signed in June have collapsed: Iran has closed the strait, while Washington has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports.