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I don't understand Trump's endgame here. I really don't. Then again, maybe that's my fault for assuming he even has one.

The entire point of this deal was to ensure that, whatever other bullshit Iran was up to, they wouldn't have nukes. And the deal does a good job of ensuring that's the case. Given that Trump is (justifiably) flipping his lid about a nuclear-armed North Korea which is rapidly approaching the capability of hitting the US mainland, why is Trump so eager to nix a deal that is preventing Iran from developing the exact same technology?

I mean, let's look at this from another angle. What does Trump want from Iran? Presumably, he wants them to stop funding/supporting terrorists, maybe recognize Israel's right to exist, and ideally even tune up their own human rights record. Fine, all grand goals. How exactly does withdrawing from this deal accomplish that?

Zeus posted...

Given that it was an awful deal where they gave up a lot and got very little in return, his inability to renegotiate is a little vexing.

a) Trump can renegotiate all he likes - the US can drop the deal at any time. It would be a really dumb idea to do so, given all the work that went into it, the fact that Iran is complying with it, and the fact that it will dramatically decrease the odds that any other hostile state (like, say, North Korea) will ever sign a treaty with the US (because the next President could just rip up the whole thing in a fit of pique). Hell, even Trump himself seemed to recognize that fully ditching the deal is a terrible idea and if even he's figured that out, you know it's pretty bad.
b) Exactly what did the US "give up" in this deal? Because I don't see anything that could even charitably be considered "a lot" and getting Iran to halt its weapons-grade nuclear development is definitely not "very little".
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