As Iran rejects Trump’s so-called “new deal,” it’s time to remember who really broke the original one—and why the empire fears an independent Iran more than a nuclear one.
By Weaponized Information
The charade is back in full swing. Tehran has now publicly declared what any half-awake observer already knew: Trump’s so-called “new Iran deal” is a nonstarter. According to Iran’s top negotiators, the current terms offered by the U.S. are a “humiliation,” not diplomacy. But the empire’s media machine doesn’t miss a beat: Iran is framed once again as the aggressor, the “non-compliant” party, the nuclear bogeyman. The U.S., meanwhile, parades around like a peacemaker who just wants “stability in the region.”
This would be farcical if it weren’t so deadly. It’s a case study in imperial gaslighting—break a deal, impose sanctions, sabotage diplomacy, and then weaponize the fallout as justification for more pressure, more isolation, more war.
The Myth of the Rogue Iran
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed in 2015. It was no revolutionary rupture—just a cautious diplomatic agreement that capped Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for modest sanctions relief. Notably, it was backed by UN Security Council Resolution 2231, giving it international legitimacy.
Iran abided by the deal. That’s not up for debate—the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed it repeatedly. Tehran implemented the harshest inspection regime in modern history. It even poured concrete into its Arak reactor to appease Western paranoia.
Then came Trump. In 2018, with the finesse of a real estate developer bulldozing a mosque to build a casino, Trump tore up the deal unilaterally. Not because Iran violated it. Not because it posed a threat. But because the very idea of Iranian sovereignty is intolerable to the empire. He reimposed “maximum pressure” sanctions, choking off medicine, food, banking, oil revenues—basic life support for 85 million people.
And what was Iran’s crime again? Keeping its word.
The Legal Reality: No Deal, No Obligation
Here’s the part the U.S. press won’t say out loud: Iran is no longer bound by the JCPOA. That’s not an opinion—it’s how agreements work. You can’t torch a contract and expect the other side to keep honoring it.
What remains is Iran’s adherence to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)—a binding international treaty. And by the terms of the NPT, Iran has the legal right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes under IAEA supervision. There is no law—none—that prohibits Iran from expanding its program beyond the now-defunct JCPOA limits. The only law being violated here is the U.S.’s contempt for its own word.
But in Washington, law is a matter of convenience. Treaties are gospel when they bind weaker nations. But when they constrain imperial interests, they’re “obsolete,” “flawed,” or “unfair.” It’s the Monroe Doctrine with a nuclear twist.
A New Deal for Surrender
Now in 2025, Trump 2.0 is back at the negotiating table—not to restore the JCPOA, but to hammer out a deal that would effectively turn Iran into a sanctioned satellite. The new offer, according to recent reports, demands deeper curbs on Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, longer timelines, and zero relief from the most devastating sanctions unless Tehran bends the knee.
Iran’s response? No thanks. “Unacceptable,” Tehran says. “Humiliating,” they add. That’s putting it diplomatically. In truth, this is a demand for surrender disguised as diplomacy.
And while Oman hosts backchannel talks, the empire’s operatives in Tel Aviv, Langley, and Foggy Bottom prepare their “Iranian aggression” talking points, just in case the pressure campaign needs a kinetic upgrade.
Let’s Talk About Real Violations
- The U.S. withdrawal from a multilateral agreement.
- Sanctions that violate the UN Charter and international humanitarian law.
- Threatening secondary sanctions on European, Chinese, and Indian companies for trading with Iran.
- Assassinating Iranian scientists and generals on foreign soil—open acts of war.
But Iran enriching uranium to 60% under IAEA oversight? That’s the threat? That’s what justifies economic warfare and potential bombs?
Please.
The real threat is Iran’s refusal to kneel. It’s a country that survived a U.S.-backed invasion by Saddam, decades of sanctions, sabotage, cyberwar, and targeted assassinations—and still won’t roll over. That terrifies the empire. Not because Iran is irrational, but because it is stubbornly, rationally sovereign.
Imperial Gaslighting 101
Let’s not forget: the U.S. didn’t just leave the JCPOA—it punished other countries for staying in it. The Europeans tried to create a workaround (INSTEX), but it collapsed under Washington’s threats. The message was clear: no one can trade with Iran unless we say so. That’s not diplomacy. That’s mafia politics with a Harvard Law degree.
And now, the same empire that gutted the agreement wants to write a new one—one that Iran has to sign while its economy suffocates under siege. It’s like robbing someone at gunpoint and then demanding they say “thank you” for not pulling the trigger.
What This Tells Us About Empire
This isn’t just about Iran. It’s about the structure of imperialism in the 21st century. The U.S. empire can no longer build anything durable—no peace agreements, no economic order, no legitimacy. It only knows how to extract, coerce, and destroy. The JCPOA was supposed to be a model for diplomacy. The empire turned it into a case study in sabotage.
Now, Trump’s handlers want the world to forget what happened. They want to pretend the slate is clean. But history doesn’t forget. Neither do the people living under siege.
The JCPOA is dead. But so is the illusion of U.S. credibility.
The Bottom Line
Iran is not violating any international law. It is not building a bomb. It is enriching uranium—legally—within the framework of the NPT. It is defending its sovereignty against a collapsing, dangerous empire addicted to control.
The real violator sits in Washington, D.C.—wrapped in the language of “diplomacy” but committed to war. And at Weaponized Information, we call things by their names.
So no, we don’t buy the narrative. We never did.
The empire broke the deal. The world knows it.
And the Global South is watching.
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