article author: Jonathan Gornall Author: Fri, 2026-06-19 22: 45 LONDON: When President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the Iran nuclear deal in May 2018, Barack Obama, who as his predecessor had forged the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, warned that doing so “without any Iranian violation of the deal is a serious mistake. ” The US, Obama added, “could eventually be left with a losing choice between a nuclear-armed Iran or another war in the Middle East. ” Main category: Middle East Tags: War in Iran US-Iran Peace Deal Analysis



