Trump Reimposes Iran Sanctions

The Trump administration has announced that the United States will be reimposing economic sanctions on Iran on Nov 5th. One are that these sanction will target are Iran's oil exports by cutting off its ties other countries that are close allies with the United States. Other areas will include vessels and aircrafts. Cabinet officials have stated that there would be exemptions on food medicine and other humanitarian products.

The purpose of imposing these asset freezes and trade embargoes are to change Iran's behavior. By cutting off Iran's oil revenue, Trump hopes to prevent Iran from restarting a program to enrich nuclear fuel and possibly create bombs. His main goal is to force the Iranian government to negotiate a nuclear deal more along his terms. However, Trumps actions may to lead to a recession on Iran's economy which had been expanding economically early in the year. Perhaps the greatest issue Trump faces is that he'll likely be questioned for his choice to reimpose sanction on Iran while claiming North Korea, a country that does posses nuclear arms, to no longer be a nuclear threat.

QUESTION:

Is President Trump's actions justified?

why or why not?

SOURCES:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/04/us/politics/trump-iran-sanctions.html

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/02/politics/pompeo-iran-sanction-exemptions/index.html