Obama responds to Trump: Nuclear deal with Iran succeeded without bloodshed

In a direct face of repeated criticism from incumbent President Donald Trump, former US President Barack Obama came out to vigorously defend the nuclear deal his administration struck with Iran in 2015. In a recent interview with "The Late Show" with Stephen Colbert, Obama stressed that "there is no dispute about the success of the Iran nuclear deal," adding that "we did not have to kill a large number of people or close the Strait of Hormuz" to achieve The former president explained that his administration "has striven to negotiate a diplomatic agreement that removes enriched uranium from Iran, and ensures that they cannot acquire a nuclear weapon without our knowledge," stressing that the agreement has received international approval and effective enforcement and verification mechanisms. Obama revealed the concrete results of the agreement, saying: "We were able to get out 97% of their enriched uranium, and they were able to maintain a modest civilian nuclear program to generate energy", stressing that this was achieved "without launching a single rocket ".“ He simply said it didn't work because I did it, and that's good, this seems to have become a pattern, ”Obama said in a sarcastic comment on Trump's position, denying that any independent and serious expert could say the deal failed with regard to Iran's nuclear program. Obama concluded his remarks by saying that“if your goal is regime change in Iran, well, that wasn't is the goal of the agreement, "he said, stressing that the agreement had successfully achieved its intended purpose.