State Dept. Spox: ‘Iran Became Emboldened When the Last Administration Opted to Abandon the JCPOA’

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PRICE: "And while the JCPOA was in effect and actually in the period leading up to the conclusion of the JCPOA and its implementation, and while both sides were in full compliance with it, we did not see the types of attacks targeting our partners, targeting American diplomatic facilities, targeting Americans in the region. Of course, Iran became emboldened when the last administration opted to abandon the JCPOA, and in that period, whether this is causal I couldn’t say, but in that period we did note a marked increase in the number and the tempo of Iran-backed attacks against our partners, against our interests, and against our personnel and facilities."