He's talking to Iran and...has many meetings and many phone calls and he's telling them what to do.
President Trump said Thursday that former Secretary of State John Kerry “should be prosecuted” for violating the Logan Act by speaking with Iran.
The 220- year-old federal law criminalizes negotiating with foreign governments by unauthorized persons. No one has been convicted of violating it. — Donald J. Trump April 22, 2019 Kerry, who served as secretary of State under President Obama, helped deliver the 2015 Iran deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action , which restricted Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for relief from sanctions.
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have continued to grow in the past few weeks. In April, Trump labeled the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist group, and earlier this week Iran vowed to stop complying with parts of the deal. Shortly after the White House issued new sanctions on Iran’s metals industries, which account for about 10 percent of its exports.
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