War With Iran?

Things have been getting tense in the Middle East are on the rise, with Trump right in the middle of it. Trump says we are not involved but as the missiles flew over our ships in the Persian Gulf and over our troops in Jordan we used them for target practice.

So what is the history of Iran's nuclear weapons? I asked ChatGPT about the timeline for Iran...

Yes, you're correct. President Barack Obama played a pivotal role in negotiating the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, which was finalized in July 2015. This agreement aimed to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons in exchange for the lifting of certain international sanctions.

Key Provisions of the JCPOA

Under the JCPOA, Iran committed to:

• Reducing its stockpile of enriched uranium by 98%, limiting it to 300 kilograms of 3.67% enriched Reducing the number of its centrifuges by two-thirds, with all excess centrifuges placed under international supervision. 
• Modifying its Arak reactor so that it could not produce weapons-grade plutonium and agreeing to ship out all spent fuel. 
• Allowing unprecedented access for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to monitor Iran's nuclear facilities and supply chain. 

In return, Iran received phased sanctions relief, which was contingent upon its compliance with the agreement. 

U.S. Withdrawal and Aftermath

In May 2018, President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the JCPOA, citing concerns that the deal did not address Iran's missile program and regional activities. Following the U.S. withdrawal, Iran began to reduce its compliance with the agreement, including increasing uranium enrichment levels.

As of June 2025, the situation remains tense. Iran has signaled a potential shift in its nuclear commitments, including the possibility of withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in response to Israeli military actions against its nuclear facilities.

So all this crap is the result of Trump voiding the United Nation's Treaty to stop Iran's atomic bomb production. We had a working treaty that everyone was abiding by but Trump tore it up because he didn't do it and he wanted spite President Obama.

New leak claims Trump scrapped Iran nuclear deal 'to spite Obama'

Donald Trump abandoned the Iran nuclear deal to spite Barack Obama, according to a leaked memo written by the UK's former ambassador in the US.

BBC News

14 July 2019

Sir Kim Darroch described the move as an act of "diplomatic vandalism", according to the Mail on Sunday.

The paper says the memo was written after the then Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson appealed to the US in 2018 to stick with the deal.

The latest leak came despite the Met Police warning against publication.

The first memos criticising President Trump's administration, which emerged a week ago, prompted a furious reaction from the US president and resulted in Sir Kim resigning from his role.

What have we learnt from the latest leak?

The Mail on Sunday reports that Sir Kim wrote to Mr Johnson informing him Republican President Trump appeared to be abandoning the nuclear deal for "personality reasons" - because the pact had been agreed by his Democrat predecessor, Barack Obama.

Under the 2015 deal backed by the US and five other nations, Iran agreed to limit its sensitive nuclear activities in return for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions.

However, President Trump said he did not think that the deal went far enough in curtailing Iran's nuclear ambitions and reinstated US sanctions after withdrawing from it in May 2018.

Hold it right there!!!!! "... abandoning the nuclear deal for "personality reasons" - because the pact had been agreed by his Democrat predecessor, Barack Obama."

Are we on the verge of WW III because of Trump's ego?