“Iran so far has followed the letter of the agreement, but the spirit of the agreement involves Iran also sending signals to the world community and businesses that it is not going to be engaging in a range of provocative actions that are going to scare businesses off. When they launch ballistic missiles with slogans calling for the destruction of Israel, that makes businesses nervous.”
And he didn’t see this coming? Did he actually think they were going to change?
“Obama: Iran not following ‘spirit’ of deal,” by Julian Hattem, The Hill, April 1, 2016 (thanks to T.):
President Obama on Friday criticized Iranian leaders for undermining the “spirit” of last year’s historic nuclear agreement, even as they stick to the “letter” of the pact.
In comments following the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, Obama denied speculation that the United States would ease rules preventing dollars from being used in financial transactions with Iran, in order to boost the country’s engagement with the rest of the world.
Instead, Obama claimed, that Iran’s troubles even after the lifting of sanctions under the nuclear deal were due to its continued support of Hezbollah, ballistic missile tests and other aggressive behavior.
“Iran so far has followed the letter of the agreement, but the spirit of the agreement involves Iran also sending signals to the world community and businesses that it is not going to be engaging in a range of provocative actions that are going to scare businesses off,” Obama said at a press conference.
“When they launch ballistic missiles with slogans calling for the destruction of Israel, that makes businesses nervous.”
“Iran has to understand what every country in the world understands, which is businesses want to go where they feel safe, where they don’t see massive controversy, where they can be confident that transactions are going to operate normally,” he added. “And that’s an adjustment that Iran’s going to have to make as well.”
Months after the U.S. and other global powers lifted sanctions against Iran in exchange for limits on its nuclear program, Iranian leaders complain that they have yet to reap the benefits.
“Our banking trade, our efforts to return wealth from their banks, various kinds of businesses that require financial services — all of these are still facing problems,” Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in an address last month. “When we investigate the issue, it becomes obvious that [the banks] are afraid of the United States.”…

Walter Sieruk says
By engaging in this “test firing” of such missiles, last month, those mullahs and ayatollahs along those other Muslim villains in power in this tyrannical Islamic regime of Iran their total arrogant contempt for the US and the other Western nations in this so called “deal.” Those Muslim clerics and other Muslim tyrants in power in this cruel and oppressive Islamic tyranny are, in character, reflected in the Bible in Psalm 73:6-9. Which reads, “Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. From their callous hearts comes iniquity; the evil conceits of their mind know limits. They scoff and speak with malice; in their arrogance they threaten oppression. Their mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.” [N.I.V.]
Ralph Statum says
Something Funny? You Know That All Of The Muslim’s Are 7th Century Barbaric Inbred Idiots That Follow SATAN and The Gay Half Breed Black Muslim President Is In The Same Boat… STUPID Is Still STUPID…
Michael Johnson says
You need to watch your mouth the point is to talk about Islam not someone’s skin color I don’t like something’s our president does at times neither but he is still our commander in Chief show some respect I’m not a fan of Republicans but I never talk down about them
Ivan Erickson says
FROM ICE: Reply to Michael Johnson.
“Commander in Chief” you call him? Obama could not be a commander in chief of a row boat, or of a boy scout troop! He could not lead a church congregation in silent prayer! Many people believe that Obama is failing in all aspects of being our president. He is, in fact. However, he is succeeding in his own vile goal, which is to bring down America and instigate chaos in all aspects of government and religion. He is a slave of Satan, you see. The Bible states, in effect, that we are a slave of the Master that we serve: each of you decide for yourselves whether Obama is serving God or Satan! Satan has brought a Trojan Horse to the gates of America’s White House; and like so many fools, we have pulled the idol through the gates and have allowed Obama and many of his cohorts to crawl out in the darkness of the night and to take over our once great nation under God. What fools we all are!
Our people are currently in a frenzy as to which candidate they wish to choose to run as the next president of our country. All of the candidates are portraying themselves as the man or women who will ride into the White House on a white horse and solve all of the myriads of problems confronting us. What fools we are! The only possible source of saving this country from God’s “Storm Winds” and from a complete downfall is repentance, prayer, and the One True God Who Lives and to believe His Son, Jesus Christ.
I love all people of all ethnicity’s, faiths and religions of all countries of whom God loves.. Let us all join together as One Body in Jesus Christ to repent, pray and to know, love and serve the One True God Who Lives, for that is the only way that we can overcome all of the chaos and problems which confront us in these times of darkness under the sun.
God bless you all.
ICE
cs says
OWwwwnnnnn he is such a little pussy, supporting the BLM and all the rest of it. Such a scum.
BLM = Black lives matter.
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Keys says
Mr. President, strategies of Saul Alinsky do not work against Islamic states like Iran.
But, cheer up, you aren’t the one paying the price for your failed foreign policies, except that no one trusts you.
Angemon says
If they’re sticking to the letter, why are you blaming them?
Jay Boo says
“When they launch ballistic missiles with slogans calling for the destruction of Israel, that makes businesses nervous.”
Well …. Yes and No
Germany in particular has a long disgraceful history of doing business with Iran.
Germany only belatedly went along with the original full sanctions while kicking and screaming.
German automaker of Mercedes Benz was still manufacturing engines in Iran for its shiny ‘S’ class vehicles while Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was calling for the destruction of Israel, mocking the holocaust as a myth and spewing vile insults against Jews.
Boycott German autos until the get their act straight.
German diesel engine autos pollute the environment and avoid any inspection just like Muslims in Iran.
ich says
thats a good point
SoCalMike says
Even calling this a deal or agreement is convoluted.
Obama and Kerry surrendered.
No one has the guts to come out and say so at least not any mass media maggots or political opposition.
Gungading says
I am BEYOND disgusted with our Congress and Senate. They do NOTHING to stop this sad excuse for a human being –let alone the leader of the free world — the man is either blind or inept or far worse. I cant wait until he’s out of office.
Carolyne says
I don’t think he’s blind. I think he is a Muslim who is just tending to Muslim business–the destruction of Western culture. He grew up hating the US apparently because his father, whom he rarely saw (If Obama Sr. was his father) hated the West. He was taught by his Muslim Indonesian step-father to hate Western culture (As they enjoyed eating a dog together.) When one is indoctrinated at a young age, it stays the rest of your life. He was indoctrinated in Islam and Marxism and that is what he actually is. His election as President was a huge hoax–he is not what he wanted us to believe, although I never believed him and never voted for him. IMO he is a traitor.
As to Kerry, he is an idiot. His basic career has been to marry super-rich women, although I can’t imagine his attraction. Teresa Heinz (His wife who does not carry the name “Kerry,”) is the widow of a conservative PA senator who must be spinning in his grave at some of the left-wing causes she supports with the Heinz money
I don’t know what we could have expected from these two–and throw in Hillary Clinton.
Troybeam says
Iran deal not passed, Obama is whining because Iran is not abiding by Obama’s contract and Obama’s ego thinking they would, when has Iran and the Middle Eastern countries ever honored contracts? 2017 cannot come son enough to get this fool out of office..
Carolyne says
Getting Obama out of office is to be desired, but I fear he will be replaced by a white, female version of himself.
Sam says
This Obama is a joke of a man. Forget about being president of America he hates. What a disgrace!
Westman says
“Our banking trade, our efforts to return wealth from their banks, various kinds of businesses that require financial services — all of these are still facing problems…”, “And before I forget, ‘Death To America’ ”
Got the spirit, yet?
What honest American business would want to be subject to the whims of a Muslim tyrant whose ego has fermented to stink?
Here are some known objectives of the Ayatollah in order of importance; to be accomplished in order of capability and opportunity:
1. Annihilate Israel.
2. Defeat the Saudis and control Mecca.
3. Create problems for the West and Sunnis by promoting terrorism.
If you find this analysis useful, please send a US Treasury check for this accurate “think tank” analysis to …… No invitations to Performances At The Whitehouse are necessary.
Matthieu Baudin says
What a sorry end note to his presidency. But who is there to blame? Who chose to ignore the loud and continuous bellicose rantings emanating from the Mullahs?
خَليفة says
Is obamas response the typical Islamic surprise syndrome?
No JW reader is surprised at Iran’s behavior. Only an idiot or a liar would be surprised or feign surprise.
Karen says
If Supreme Leader Obama didn’t want the Iranians to fire missles here and there like grade school boys playing with fire crackers then he should have put that in the agreement. Like Angemon says above, why complain now?
mortimer says
In other words, the ‘new’ Iranian leaders, after their recent ‘elections’, are no different the ‘old’ Iranian leaders.
The ‘new’ Iranian leaders are acting no differently. They provoke, they act immoderately, they continue human rights violations.
The mullahocracy is up to its old Khomeinist tricks. Until there is substantive change in the Iranian leadership, there should be no deal at all.
Michael Johnson says
America has been warned by Israel that Iran is dangerous we can choose to listen or ignore
Mirren10 says
“Iran has to understand what every country in the world understands, which is businesses want to go where they feel safe, where they don’t see massive controversy, where they can be confident that transactions are going to operate normally,” he added. **“And that’s an adjustment that Iran’s going to have to make as well.”** (my emphasis: Mirren)
Very reminiscent of the statement made by Condoleeza Rice in 2007.
“There’s still a tendency to see these things in Sunni-Shia terms. But the Middle East is going to have to overcome that.”
Some people never learn.
Florida Jim says
Obama sounds like a schoolboy pouting after learning his Professor is a multi-millionaire who has raped him with his lies all his life.All muslims are corrupt and lie without blinking or blushing. Valerie Jarrett is Obama’s brain, a quote from Barry the dunce, Trump is correct the Iran deal is absolute thievery Obama and Kerry gave these foul ideologues $150,000,000,000 with no strings that is your tax dollars and our bankruptcy folks, please wake up and shun these foul people.
Kuffar says
SHOCKED.. SHOCKED I say
LAKSHMANAN says
President Obama should be tried for incompetence if not for treason, since his handling of foreign affairs lowered the status of the USA. .