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President Obama's Legacy: The Iran Nuclear Agreement?, Milena Sterio
President Obama's Legacy: The Iran Nuclear Agreement?, Milena Sterio
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Iran, the United States, and several world super-powers signed a historic nuclear agreement over the summer of 2015. The Agreement is a comprehensive plan of action, with an unprecedented level of minutia and detail regarding Iran’s commitment to curb its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of United Nations-imposed sanctions against Iran. This Agreement, if it is successfully implemented, may represent President Obama’s most significant foreign policy achievement and may become the most important element of President Obama's legacy.
This article examines the Iran Nuclear Agreement by focusing on the events that led to the imposition of sanctions against …