'I firmly put responsibility on this administration and the president,' California Representative Jackie Speier said.
Trump has actually been pursuing a less hawkish line than senior advisers such as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser John Bolton. Behind closed doors, Trump has reportedly been frustrated at the administration's lack of diplomatic progress with Tehran, and the aggressive approach of his senior officials.
"It's very typical of the president to have the 'bad cop, good cop,' but from the foreign country's perspective you roll that all into one and you see a very bellicose—as you put it—nature with the United States." Trump withdrew from the JCPOA in May last year, having adopted a firmly anti-Iran stance during his presidential campaign. Speier described the decision as"destructive and belligerent."with tougher restrictions on Iran's nuclear program, limits on its ballistic missile program and limitations on Tehran's regional influence. Iran has said it will not renegotiate under these terms.
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