John Kerry awkwardly joked Trump may not serve out his full term while explaining why he can't tear up the Iran deal
World Economic Forum
During a discussion before some of the economic elite here at the World Economic Forum, Kerry was explaining why he believes a Trump administration cannot unilaterally pull out of the multinational nuclear deal with Iran, which was one of Trump's most pronounced campaign promises on foreign policy.
"It will hurt for the endurance of a year, two years, whatever - while the administration is still there," Kerry said, referring to what he said would be the consequences of pulling out of the multilateral deal. The remark drew laughter from the crowd, prompting a smile from Kerry.
The Iran deal was one example Kerry pinpointed to suggest that Trump would not be able to undo some of the Obama administration's signature foreign-policy achievements - at least not right away or without help. The deal was negotiated by Iran and a group of world powers known as the P5+1 - China, France, Russia, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the US.
"I'll bet you that our friends and allies who negotiated this will get together - and that Russia, China, Germany, France, and Britain will say, you know what, this is a good deal. We're going to keep it," Kerry said. "And Iran will keep it. And we'll have made ourselves the odd person out. We'll have injured our credibility in [a] conceivably irreparable way."
Kerry clarified that he thought the description "irreparable" was too dramatic, saying instead that the US will have done "great injury to ourselves" if it backs away from the deal.
Kerry's remarks at Davos were his final planned in his official capacity at the State Department. Trump is set to take office Friday. His discussion with moderator Tom Friedman of The New York Times was wide-ranging, touching on some of the Obama administration's biggest legacy points, including its relationship with Israel and the future of the Paris climate agreement.
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