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Cronologia do acordo nuclear com o Irão

May 12, 2018 - O Presidente Donald Trump ameaça rejeitar o acordo nuclear negociado
com o Irão e voltar a impor sanções a menos que o regime interrompa
os testes de mísseis balísticos e deixe de apoiar o terrorismo.

Trump must decide by May 12 whether to renew “waivers” suspending U.S. sanctions on Iran as part of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA), passed by Congress in 2015. Under INARA the president must certify that Iran complies with the deal’s terms every 90 days.

The deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA, was made between Iran and six major powers -- Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States -- in 2015. Enacted in January 2016, it was one of former U.S. President Barack Obama’s signature foreign policies but has been described by Trump as “one of the worst deals I have ever witnessed.”

Trump has given Britain, France and Germany until the May 12 deadline to fix what he views as the deal’s flaws: Iran’s ballistic missile tests and so-called “sunsets,” which only limited Iran’s nuclear activities for a fixed period.

UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which endorsed JCPOA, called for Iran to refrain from activity related to nuclear-capable missiles. Iran has launched at least 20 rockets since JCPOA came into effect, claiming they are for self-defence.

On Thursday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of a real risk of conflict if Trump walks away from the deal.

“We should not scrap it unless we have a good alternative,“ Guterres told the BBC, adding: “We face dangerous times.”

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PUBLISHED: 03/05/2018; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Associated Press
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