> The first Iran deal in 2015 was not perfect, but it would have provided some guarantees for 15 years.

And then what? They have nuclear weapons? Which is what Israel and the US doesn't want.

Also, Iran didn't even let inspector into all of the enrichment sites they had, so they were breaking the original deal with Obama from the start.

> Also, Iran didn't even let inspector into all of the enrichment sites they had, so they were breaking the original deal with Obama from the start.

I should point out that this view is not unanimous. Using Politifact as a source [1]:

"We reported in 2017 that Iran had largely complied with the deal, and many experts praised the pact for keeping nuclear weapons out of the hands of Tehran. Over the 28 months the deal was in effect, the International Atomic Energy Agency said it found Iran committed no violations, aside from some minor infractions that were addressed."

And from their linked article[2]:

"A complex, technical process like this one is inevitably going to face small hiccups," said Ariane M. Tabatabai, visiting assistant professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. "Just as Iran believes there have been hiccups on the U.S. side."

My understanding is that Iran was largely complying with the treaty by the time Trump decided to scrap it.

[1] https://api.politifact.com/article/2025/jun/18/Iran-nuclear-...

[2] https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/jun/14/karen-hand...

15 years is a lot better than immediately resuming enrichment. Which happened as soon as Trump scrapped the previous agreement. It still took them 7+ years to get to where they are now. So, it would have been 22 years, not 15. Trump is a short-sighted fool.