"Worse Than Obama's Deal... Why Did We Go to War?" Outcry Erupts

[Anchor]

While President Trump is highlighting the recent agreement to end the war as a major achievement, claiming that Iran has agreed to abandon its nuclear weapons, criticism and dissatisfaction are pouring in from within the United States. Critics argue that the deal is no better than the nuclear agreement from the Obama era that Trump unilaterally scrapped, questioning why the war was fought in the first place if this was the outcome.

Reporter Kim Young-a has the story.

[Reporter]

U.S. President Trump is emphasizing that the recent memorandum of understanding (MOU) to end the war is far superior to the Iran nuclear deal signed in 2015 during the Obama administration.

[Trump/U.S. President: It is different from the terrible Obama nuclear deal. This is a very strong agreement.]

However, unlike the Obama-era nuclear deal, which explicitly mandated a 15-year limit on uranium enrichment levels, the reduction of nuclear facilities such as centrifuges, and rigorous inspections and verification, the MOU signed by Trump defers almost all key issues, including the disposal of highly enriched uranium, to future negotiations.

Criticism is mounting within the U.S. conservative camp, with many arguing that the deal is no better than the 2015 Obama agreement and accusing Trump of surrendering to Iran, while also demanding the immediate disclosure of the MOU.

[The problem is that even though the agreement has already been signed, no one knows what is in it.]

There has even been criticism that the $300 billion Iran reconstruction fund is akin to presenting a reconstruction plan for Germany to the Nazis. The opposition party has attacked the administration, claiming that the reckless war only wasted lives and financial resources.

[James Walkinshaw/U.S. Democratic Representative: If this is the result of sacrificing the lives of 13 U.S. service members and pouring in hundreds of billions of dollars, then this is a disastrous strategic failure.]

The MOU agreement has also cornered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Amidst mockery that this is the most shocking failure of Israeli foreign and security policy and that Israel has become a "servant of the U.S.," Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that the fight is not over. He vowed to mobilize all available means to prevent Iran from possessing nuclear weapons and declared that he would continue to station troops in Lebanon.

[Video Editing: Lee Seung-yeol]
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.