THE TOWER
Dismantling the Myths of John Oliver’s Pro-Iran Deal Speech
by Julie Lenarz
April 25, 2018

The deadline for President Donald Trump to re-certify the Iran nuclear deal is looming on May 12th. On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver detailed the “long-term and potentially irreversible” damage of allowing that agreement to fall apart. The Israel Project identified Oliver’s main arguments in favor of the JCPOA and explained the shortcomings in his analysis. Myth 1 Minute 5:55 Oliver suggests that “Iran’s President Rouhani is relatively moderate.” Wrong: Rouhani is not a moderate. He’s just a less extreme extremist. READ MORE

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