A dangerous direction

摘要

"THE WORST deal ever negotiated," was President Donald Trump's view of Barack Obama's signature diplomatic achievement: a deal that placed strict limits on Iran's nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief. The agreement, signed in 2015 by Iran and six world powers, clumsily named the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), made it much harder for Iran to build an atom bomb, at least for a while. But it has been on life support ever since Mr Trump declared a year ago that he was withdrawing from it.