U.S. Vice President Mike Pence declared on behalf of President Donald Trump, in an address to the annual conference of AIPAC, that the alliance between America and Israel has never been stronger. He said, “Thanks to the President’s leadership the alliance between America and Israel has never been stronger, the friendship between our peoples has never been better, and I stand here before you today on his behalf, to convey a simple message: America stands with Israel, today, tomorrow and always,” Pence told the attendees of the annual AIPAC summit.
The American vice President further asserted Washington’s resolve in standing by its Middle East allies against the growing threats posed across the region by the Islamic Republic of Iran. He said that the U.S. congress, together with Washington’s European Allies, had received a deadline to “enact real and lasting restraints on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile ambitions,” emphasizing that unless they fix the nuclear deal, the United States will withdraw from the nuclear agreement immediately. VPOTUS Pence noted, “Earlier this year our president waived sanctions to give our lawmakers a and our allies a chance to act. But make no mistake about it: this is their last chance. Unless the Iran nuclear deal is fixed in the coming months, the United States of America will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal immediately,” he warned.
Washington has issued an ultimatum date, on the 12th of May, for the U.S. Congress and European allies to amend the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which is the technical term for the Iranian nuclear agreement. The Trump Administration has emphasized on several occasions that unless proper amendments are made to the deal that will enforce real and lasting restraints on Tehran’s nuclear program, the United States will have no other choice but to withdraw from the deal – a move Iranian leaders warned would force the Islamic Republic to withdraw, as well.