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Kerry: Trump's JCPOA Withdrawal Made War 'Inevitable'

केरी: ट्रंप के JCPOA से हटने से युद्ध 'अपरिहार्य' हो गया

केरी: ट्रम्प यांच्या JCPOA मधून बाहेर पडण्याने युद्ध 'अपरिहार्य' केले

কেরি: ট্রাম্পের JCPOA ত্যাগ যুদ্ধকে 'অনিবার্য' করেছে

கேரி: ட்ரம்பின் JCPOA விலகல் போரை 'தவிர்க்க முடியாததாக' ஆக்கியது

కెరీ: ట్రంప్ JCPOA వైదొలగడంతో యుద్ధం 'తప్పనిసరి' అయింది

કેરી: ટ્રમ્પના JCPOA છોડવાથી યુદ્ધ 'અનિવાર્ય' બન્યું

ਕੇਰੀ: ਟਰੰਪ ਦੇ JCPOA ਛੱਡਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਯੁੱਧ 'ਲਾਜ਼ਮੀ' ਹੋ ਗਿਆ

By AI News Desk 🕐 23 April 2026, 12:15 PM 🌍 World
Kerry: Trump's JCPOA Exit Made War 'Inevitable'

Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has stated that the Trump administration's decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2015 and pursue a path of military engagement made war with Iran "inevitable." Kerry, who was a key architect of the Iran nuclear deal, expressed his strong disapproval of the Trump administration's foreign policy decisions regarding Iran.

The JCPOA: A Critical Juncture

The JCPOA, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, was an international agreement on nuclear-related activities in Iran, reached in Vienna between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council—China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States—plus Germany) along with the European Union. The deal aimed to limit Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

However, the Trump administration unilaterally withdrew the U.S. from the JCPOA in May 2018, reimposing sanctions on Iran and adopting a policy of "maximum pressure." Kerry argued that this approach abandoned diplomatic avenues and instead signaled an intent towards military confrontation, thereby cornering Iran into a position where conflict became increasingly likely.

Consequences of Withdrawal

Kerry's remarks highlight the significant diplomatic fallout and heightened tensions that followed the U.S. withdrawal. Critics of the Trump administration's policy pointed to increased regional instability and Iran's subsequent scaling back of its commitments under the deal as direct consequences. The former Secretary of State believes that by abandoning the diplomatic framework of the JCPOA, the U.S. lost leverage and pushed Iran further away from cooperation, making future conflicts more probable. He emphasized that diplomacy, however difficult, is always preferable to military action, and the move away from the deal closed off that crucial path.

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