"As evidence of his charge, Trump used to claim that the deal required us to pay Iran $100 billion—when, in fact, it merely required us to return Iranian assets that we’d frozen. (Also the $100 billion is a rough estimate of assets frozen not just by the U.S. but worldwide.) Far from a bad deal, this seemed like a fair trade: We had frozen their assets as punishment for their illegal nuclear program; therefore, in exchange for dismantling the program, we would unfreeze the assets."
... and that was just the first of many lies.
In announcing that the most severe sanctions would be levied on Iran, Trump stated that any country providing assistance or aid to Iran would suffer those same sanctions. Canada has participated in the base sanctions called for by the deal, allowing assistance, but what now?
"The European signatories have declared in recent days that they will stay in the treaty and encourage Iran to do the same."
If Canada follows the European signatories and continues with the deal, will the US punish Canada, along with the UK, France, and Germany? Trump would have to become very creative to not violate NAFTA.
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