Obama national security adviser Rice blasts – On June 21, 2026, Susan Rice, the former national security adviser to President Barack Obama, openly criticized the Trump administration’s initial agreement with Iran during an exclusive interview on ABC News’ “This Week.” Rice labeled the pact a “strategic blunder,” arguing that the United States had made excessive concessions, leading to a “very bad outcome” for national security interests. She emphasized that the deal’s weaknesses were evident in its structure and the lack of binding commitments, despite its focus on Iran’s nuclear program.

During the interview, Rice reflected on the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which she helped negotiate as Obama’s top advisor. That deal, a landmark agreement between Iran and six world powers, took over a year and a half to finalize before being signed in July 2015. It required Iran to make significant concessions, including limiting its uranium enrichment…