U.S. President Donald Trump has sharply criticized former President Barack Obama over the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France, Trump alleged that the Obama administration effectively tried to bribe Iran by sending $1.7 billion in cash as part of the deal. He claimed the money was flown to Tehran on a Boeing 757 and that Iranians celebrated upon its arrival.

Trump further mocked Iran’s reaction, saying the country had laughed at Obama and viewed him as weak. He contrasted his own approach, asserting that he did not follow Obama’s path of resolving issues through financial concessions.

The JCPOA, signed in 2015 between Iran and major world powers, imposed limits on Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for easing international sanctions. Trump had opposed the deal from the outset and withdrew the United States from it in 2018.