Nikki Haley Slams US-Iran Pact: ‘A Huge Mistake to Pay to Rebuild the Threat’

Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley sharply condemned the emerging US-Iran agreement on Wednesday, June 17, warning that it amounts to financing the very threat American forces had just dismantled. While she affirmed the wisdom of striking Iran’s nuclear and missile sites, she cautioned that rewarding Tehran with sanctions relief and reconstruction funds would only refuel its ambitions.

“Hitting Iran’s nuclear and missile sites was the right move. This regime chants death to America, murders our troops, and attempts to assassinate Americans on US soil,” Haley wrote. She argued that the plan to unlock billions of dollars and lift sanctions would inevitably backfire. “They will use that money the way they always do — to further their nuclear ambitions and on terrorist proxies against us. It’s a huge mistake to pay to rebuild the threat we just destroyed,” she added.

Her remarks followed the public release of the full document of principles between Washington and Tehran, which sets a 60-day window for drafting a final arrangement. Under its terms, the United States commits to lifting the naval blockade, pulling its forces back from the region, canceling sanctions imposed by the UN, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the US itself, and advancing a reconstruction package worth at least $300 billion. In return, Iran has pledged only that it will not develop nuclear weapons, while agreeing to allow safe passage for commercial vessels for a 60-day period.

(INN/VFI News)