President Trump’s agenda had some high points but it also had some low ones. A big breakthrough for the President was with the upcoming North Korea summit.
It was announced that the location was Singapore and would be held on June 12, 2019. Trump was expecting Kim Jong-un to denuclearize and hoped the meeting would be fruitful.
However he had withdrawn from the nuclear pact between Iran and a few other Countries. This move was seen as a mistake and many felt it would give Iran an opportunity to make more weapons or buy them.
Most worrying was the fact that shortly after the U.S. withdrew from the deal, Iran fire upon Israel.
Israel retaliated by firing back on Iran, which now could escalate into a war.
Sanctions
The United States of America imposed sanctions on Iran days after the attacks. The Treasury Dept. cited that there were some individuals and companies supporting Iran.
“The Iranian regime and its central bank have abused access to entities in the UAE to acquire U.S. dollars to fund the IRGC-QF’s malign activities, including to fund and arm its regional proxy groups, by concealing the purpose for which the U.S. dollars were acquired,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
It was unclear if Trump had a plan by leaving the deal and helping to add fuel to an already tense Middle East.
If Trump could find a way to get through to Kim, maybe he had a way of getting through to Iran.
However until such an event became evident it was worrisome to say the least.
