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Trump election puts Iran nuclear deal on shaky ground

November 10, 2016 | Drafted by REUTERS

Donald Trump's election as president raises the prospect the United States will pull out of the nuclear pact it signed last year with Iran, alienating Washington from its allies and potentially freeing Iran to act on its ambitions. Outgoing President Barack Obama's administration touted the deal, a legacy foreign policy achievement, as a way to suspend Tehran's suspected drive to develop atomic weapons. In return Obama, a Democrat, agreed to a lifting of most sanctions.

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Mr. Martin Butcher from Oxfam started the presentations by discussing areas of in the Middle East where explosive weapons in populated areas have been identified. A variety of rockets and bombs are being used in Syria and in Yemen, and it is believed that Mosul, Iraq will be subjected to explosive weapons when the government starts its offensive to recapture the city from the Islamic State. In Aleppo, Syria, the civilian area has been massively destroyed, including the water mains, depriving civilians who remain in the city access to clean water. In Yemen, he stated his belief that both sides of the war were committing international humanitarian law violations, noting that many interviewed refugees claim to have left their cities due to the bombings in civilian areas. Lastly, in Mosul, Iraq, the city is currently occupied by the Islamic State. More than three million people are displaced throughout the country and 1.2 million civilians remain in Mosul. He noted that the Iraqi government is prepared for a full frontal and quick liberation attempt, which he believes will undoubtedly result in civilian causalities.