Barack Obama has given his thoughts on a potential U.S.-Iran peace deal in the near future. The former president questioned whether a new peace agreement would differ from those made in the past. The 64-year-old expressed his concerns in a recent interview with ABC.
Barack Obama comments on ongoing US-Iran deal
Barack Obama recently sat down with his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, for an interview with Robin Roberts for ABC’s “Good Morning America.” In a snippet from the conversation, which is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, the former president gave a candid remark on the possibility of new peace deals with Iran.
“It is doubtful that any agreement that arises is going to be significantly different or a significant improvement from the deal that we had in the first place and had worked for a long stretch of time, before we, the United States, pulled out of it,” he said.
Obama further noted that he is “hopeful” that the “bombing stops and ordinary people are no longer suffering as a consequence of the war.” He also emphasized choosing diplomacy over being quick to “bully” or “bomb” other nations.
“In retrospect, it’s a reminder that on a lot of different foreign policy problems, the notion that we can just bully our way or bomb our way to solutions may sometimes seem appealing but the fact of the matter is is that taking the time to explore diplomacy and exhaust the possibilities of coming up with deals that don’t solve 100% of the problem but solve 80-90% of the problem, while avoiding the necessity of going to war,” Obama said.
The 44th president of the United States added, “You’d think we would have learned that lesson by now, but it seems like every so often we have to re-learn that lesson again.”
Barack Obama’s remarks come shortly after Donald Trump’s latest peace deal with Iran on Sunday evening.
