{"id":2615629,"date":"2026-06-18T12:04:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-top-five-tweets-about-the-obama-iran-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T12:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:08:11","slug":"trumps-top-five-tweets-about-the-obama-iran-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-top-five-tweets-about-the-obama-iran-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s top five tweets about the Obama Iran deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-top-five-tweets-about-the-obama-iran-deal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2615629&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Donald Trump&#8217;s longstanding criticism and dealings with Iran, especially in the context of the Iran nuclear deal. Before his presidency and the rebranding of Twitter as X, Trump frequently tweeted about Iran, criticizing the 2015 Joint Thorough Plan of Action (JCPOA) negotiated under President Obama, which he deemed too lenient and ultimately scrapped in 2017.Trump believed the deal allowed Iran to access significant assets and emphasized economic pressure and sanctions as tools to compel Iran&#8217;s behavior.He also proposed a memorandum of understanding with Iran, claiming it paused hostilities temporarily while paving the way for a comprehensive deal, though critics labeled it a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/review-the-last-emperor-of-mexico\/\" title=\"REVIEW: \u2018The Last Emperor of Mexico\u2019\">foreign policy blunder<\/a>. Throughout his presidency, Trump made several notable tweets criticizing the deal&#8217;s inadequacy, emphasizing negotiations and sanctions, and expressing strategic views on Iran&#8217;s negotiations and military stance. The article highlights Trump&#8217;s characterization of Iran\u2019s negotiations as strategic and his belief that the U.S.should leverage economic sanctions to influence iran\u2019s actions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long before President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> was booted off <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/x-twitter\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11498\">Twitter<\/a> \u2014 and even longer before it became X \u2014 he was rattling off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-chinese-dissident-says-dangerous-wokeness-truly-authoritarian-not-donald-trump\/\" title=\"WATCH \u2013 Chinese Dissident Says &#039;Dangerous&#039; Wokeness Truly Authoritarian, Not ...\">late-night tweets<\/a> about <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, President Barack Obama\u2019s \u201cIran nuclear deal,\u201d was a major object of Trump\u2019s Twitter ire. The <em>Art of the Deal<\/em> author argued that the agreement, which <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4610926\/trump-republicans-mystery-iran-deal-senate\/\">he scrapped<\/a> in 2017, was not strict enough to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4614256\/white-house-ready-debut-qatari-air-force-one\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House bids farewell to old Air Force One, ready to debut Qatari jet<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4614000\/watch-live-vance-press-briefing-white-house-iran-deal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Vance holds press briefing at White House after Iran deal signing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4613921\/interior-department-algae-reflecting-pool-comparing-destroyed-iranian-navy\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Interior Department heralds algae treatment in Reflecting Pool, comparing it to \u2018destroyed\u2019 Iranian navy<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump bills his recently unveiled <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4613001\/read-iran-mou-deal\/\">memorandum of understanding<\/a> with Iran as a 60-day pause to hostilities during which a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-seeks-to-extend-science-and-technology-agreement-with-china-for-6-months\/\" title=\"US wants to prolong science and technology deal with China for 6 months.\">longer-term agreement<\/a> can be negotiated. Yet the president has already taken to comparing his deal to Obama\u2019s.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are five of his most notable tweets about the 2015 deal.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-nov-24-2013\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nov. 24, 2013<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe had all the leverage in our nuclear negotiations with Iran and our leaders foolishly decided to let them out of the trap. WHY?\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We had all the leverage in our nuclear negotiations with Iran and our leaders foolishly decided to let them out of the trap. WHY?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/404826425729232896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, Germany, and Iran signed an interim deal in November 2013, the so-called \u201cJoint Plan of Action.\u201d The 2013 deal provided temporary sanctions relief in exchange for a short-term freeze on Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immediately upon signing Trump\u2019s memorandum of understanding, the United States agreed to lift its naval blockade on Iran and to remove \u201cany disturbances or impediments\u201d against the country. The U.S. also committed to immediately issuing sanctions waivers that will enable Iran to sell its oil abroad. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-march-26-2015\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">March 26, 2015 <\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMessage to Obama re: Iran: \u2018The worst thing you can possibly do in a deal is seem desperate to make it.\u2019 \u2013 The Art of the Deal,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Message to Obama re: Iran: \u201cThe worst thing you can possibly do in a deal is seem desperate to make it.\u201d \u2013 The Art of the Deal<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/581171685186994176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Negotiators were in Lausanne, Switzerland, from March 26 to April 2, 2015, to determine a framework for the JCPOA. Those meetings led to the final deal in October of that year. Trump argued at the time that Obama was rushing into a deal that he did not adequately understand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics have argued that Trump was too quick to enter into the memorandum of understanding. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who lost a primary election to a Trump-endorsed challenger in May, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4613281\/bill-cassidy-trump-deal-iran-worst-foreign-policy-blunder\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4613281\/bill-cassidy-trump-deal-iran-worst-foreign-policy-blunder\/\">called the agreement<\/a> the \u201cworst foreign policy blunder in decades.\u201d Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) welcomed the timing of the deal, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RandPaul\/status\/2067276835402977771\">saying on Newsmax<\/a> that \u201c war has to end through negotiation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-march-31-2015\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">March 31, 2015 <\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEach day that Iran delays the deal, if that is what you call it, we must add another sanction, and make them progressively tough,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Each day that Iran delays the deal, if that is what you call it, we must add another sanction, and make them progressively tough.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/583065540962451457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The JCPOA, which went into effect in January 2014, was initially set to expire after six months. Negotiators <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/factsheets\/implementation-joint-plan-action-glance\">repeatedly extended<\/a> the interim agreement as they worked to overcome significant impasses between the various parties. Trump said at the time that the best way to compel Iran to agree to a final deal was through economic pressure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s memorandum of understanding largely keeps existing sanctions in place, although it does provide limited waivers for Tehran. Pending the final deal, the two sides agree to \u201cmaintain the status quo\u201d regarding sanctions, nuclear activity, and military buildup.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-feb-2-2017\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feb. 2, 2017 <\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIran was on its last legs and ready to collapse until the U.S. came along and gave it a life-line in the form of the Iran Deal: $150 billion,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran was on its last legs and ready to collapse until the U.S. came along and gave it a life-line in the form of the Iran Deal: $150 billion<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/827119326880813056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The JCPOA allowed Iran to access its frozen assets abroad. Iran only ever <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/4609921\/trump-iran-deal-300-billion-regime-we-cant-trust\/\">gained access<\/a> to $50 billion to $55 billion of its assets. The U.S. also sent $1.7 billion to Iran under a separate settlement with the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of Trump\u2019s memorandum of understanding, the U.S. commits to work with regional allies to develop a \u201cdefinitive, mutually agreed plan\u201d to provide at least $300 billion for \u201creconstruction and economic development\u201d in Iran. That memorandum says that the details of that plan will be set as part of the final deal within 60 days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4613001\/read-iran-mou-deal\/\"><strong>READ IN FULL: THE 14-POINT PEACE AGREEMENT WITH IRAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-jan-3-2020\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jan. 3, 2020 <\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIran never won a war, but never lost a negotiation!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran never won a war, but never lost a negotiation!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1213078681750573056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fox News\u2019s Peter Doocy asked Trump about this tweet at a Wednesday press conference at the G7 summit in France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf they raised the white flag of surrender, and if they said \u2018praise be to Allah. Donald Trump is the greatest president ever. We totally conceded, we totally give up. This war is over, we have failed,\u201d Trump responded. \u201cThe New York Times and CNN and a couple of others \u2014 they are not all that dishonest \u2014 would say \u2018Iran had a great victory.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump criticized Iran deal long before X, calling it weak<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4301,"featured_media":2615630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-mzhs33s79-1781794767241-e1781797078546.jpg?1781782669&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[81383,5894,32364,3634,6568],"class_list":["post-2615629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-obama-iran-deal","tag-politics","tag-social-media","tag-trump","tag-tweets"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-mzhs33s79-1781794767241-e1781797078546.jpg?1781782669&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2615629"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2615633,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615629\/revisions\/2615633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2615630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2615629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2615629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2615629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}