Hillary Clinton's running mate, Tim Kaine, claimed that the Iran accord, which will expire in 10 to 15 years. Likewise, it has also eradicated the threat of Tehran developing a nuclear arsenal, Tuesday.
Kaine's comments led to a fervent exchange with his Republican counterpart, Indiana Governor Mike Pence. Thus, enthusiastically throwing ideals regarding the pact which has only been in effect for nine months since then.
Kaine also made it connected to President Barack Obama, who in August suggested Israel's security establishment now backs the deal. During a back-and-forth about the accord, Kaine said that even the Israeli military says that the deal has already stopped Iran from going nuclear. Kaine then referred to IDF Chief of General Staff Gadi Eisenkot for the fact checkers.
Meanwhile, Eisenkot responded that he has never endorsed the deal or maintained that it curtails Iran's nuclear program. More so, he has called the agreement "a strategic turning point" and "a big change in terms of the direction that Iran was headed, and in the way that we saw things."
Right after President Obama exclaimed that Israelis were now behind the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and formerly known as Avidgor Liberman's Defense Ministry, President Obama then compared it to the Allies' 1938 Munich Agreement with the Nazis. On the other side, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu politely rejected the president's assertion.
"Today, Iran's enriched uranium is all but gone, thousands of centrifuges have stopped spinning, Iran's potential breakout time has increased and new verification measures are in place to help us deter and detect any cheating," Clinton said in March.
Moreover, the comments certainly go to a strong endorsement of the deal. However, such claim is not relevant and also not significant to the issue that Kaine is involved into.
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