Commentary’s Sohrab Ahmari: Iran Is ‘Freaking Out’ over Trump’s Decision to Pull Out of the JCPOA

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PERINO: "The trump Administration assuring our allies it will keep working with them to make sure Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons. Rob, senior writer at commentary magazine and joins me now. I know you followed this closely. Listen to John Bolton, the national security adviser on the Iran deal and what he thought of it."
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BOLTON: "This deal was badly negotiated. It was conceived with the wrong view of its consequences for the United States and Iran. We could resolve the nuclear problem Iran’s behavior would change for the better. The opposite has taken place. Iran’s behavior has gotten worse. More belligerent."
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PERINO: "So rob, tell me what you are hearing about the reaction in Iran to this announcement."
AHMARI: "Well, the most recent news is the parliament burned an American flag and chanted “Death to America” but that happens in Iran on any given day. So it’s not surprising but it does suggest that harsh tone of the reaction from the leadership from people in the Iranian parliament, the quote/unquote, “Parliament,” is they are freaking out. In other words they think that this is threatening to them. Because they want the U.S. To be in the deal because they understand that even if the Europeans are still committed to the deal, the U.S. Being out of it, it could pose tremendous pressure on the Iranian economy. Even before President Trump’s pull-out of the deal was spiraling. The Iranian currency even before this was spiraling. The labor unrest all over. This will magnify the pressure on them domestically. "