Kerry: U.S. departure from Iran deal risks 'dragging the world back to the brink we faced a few years ago'
By Julia Manchester - 05/08/18 03:34 PM EDT
Former Secretary of State John Kerry ripped President Trump's decision to pull the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, saying the move risks "dragging the world back to the brink" the U.S. faced before the deal was made.
"Today's announcement weakens our security, breaks America's word, isolates us from our European allies, puts Israel at greater risk, empowers Iran's hardliners, and reduces our global leverage to address Tehran's misbehavior while damaging the ability of future administrations to make international agreements," Kerry said in a statement.
"Instead of building unprecedented nonproliferation verification measures, this decision risks throwing them away and dragging the world to the brink we faced a few years ago," he continued.
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