May 8, 2018executiveJCPOA withdrawalIran sanctionsmaximum pressurenuclear policyexecutive
Trump withdraws US from JCPOA signs NSPM-11 reimposing Iran sanctions with wind-downs
Trump announces U.S. withdrawal from the JCPOA at the White House and signs National Security Presidential Memorandum 11, reinstating all pre-JCPOA sanctions with two wind-down periods. These include 90 days (August 6) and 180 days (November 4). The IAEA has certified Iran's compliance eight times. European allies France, Germany, and the UK express "regret." Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who had presented alleged documents claiming an Iranian secret nuclear archive weeks earlier, praises the decision. Iran announces it will continue honoring the deal with the remaining signatories.