(CNN) After his campaign promise that he would "rip up" the agreement, it must have galled Donald Trump for his administration to certify to Congress that Iran is meeting its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, otherwise known as the Iran nuclear deal. Of course, it was those very sanctions that brought Iran to the table in the first place. We -- not Iran -- would be the ones sending a clear message that we are neither a credible nor trustworthy negotiating partner. President Barack Obama slapped on unilateral sanctions to deal with Iran's state sponsorship of terrorism. Under the deal, Iran has agreed to extraordinarily rigid and thorough monitoring, verification and inspection.

Source: CNN April 20, 2017 18:48 UTC