Trump administration's decision to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal biggest strategic mistake, claims US official

Former President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a key deal on the Iranian nuclear programme, is one of the biggest strategic blunders of US foreign policy in recent years. State Department spokesman Ned Price has said this.

The JCPOA is commonly known as the Iran Nuclear Deal or the Iran Deal. Arrived in Vienna on 14 July 2015 during the P5+1 with Iran and the European Union during the Barack Obama administration. The p5+1 consists of the five permanent members of the Security Council ie China, France, Russia, the UK and the US - plus one Germany. 

Big strategic mistake of foreign policy

State Department spokesman Ned Price said the Joe Biden administration is considering the previous administration's decision to withdraw from the JCPOA. This is one of the biggest strategic blunders of US foreign policy in recent years. He said this to reporters in his daily news conference on Monday.

Made economic pressure on Iran with allies

Price said that the United States had ratified the JCPOA to be able to reach a diplomatic settlement. This was because he worked with allies and partners around the world to exert significant economic pressure on Iran. Because of this, Iran was finally brought to the negotiating table.

This was not a strategic change in mindset on the part of Iran's regime. I think Iran realized they were under tremendous economic pressure and that their nuclear program was a strategic liability at the time. 

Economic pressure is most effective in such a situation

Price said the goal was to make sure Iran continued to feel the pressure until it changed course. Now you can do that because the United States of America, the last administration tried to do that with a strategy of maximum pressure. What history teaches us is that economic pressure is most effective when applied in conjunction with other allies and partners.