Note: Is Bolton's Entry into the White House a Signal for the US Exit from the Nuclear Agreement?

The introduction of John Bolton as the National Security Advisor at the White House has changed all assumptions regarding the possibility of the US remaining conditionally in the nuclear agreement, even for a limited time, and has brought the prospect of a definitive US exit from its commitments under the JCPOA closer. The nuclear agreement signed on July 15, 2015, with Iran is a voluntary commitment, and exiting it is solely contingent upon the President's decision. In October 2017, the Trump administration delegated the decision regarding the JCPOA to Congress through a letter before the expiration of the 90-day extension period for lifting sanctions, and after the 60-day deadline for Congress to announce its decision expired, the US legislative body, through silence and inaction, left the White House free to make a final decision on this matter. The handling of Iran's nuclear case during the tenures of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her successor John Kerry was concentrated in the State Department. With John Bolton's move to the White House, it is highly likely that instead of the State Department, the National Security Council will take on the final responsibility and decision-making regarding the nuclear case. Although Mike Pompeo's views are also completely aligned with Trump and his new National Security Advisor against the nuclear agreement. In a reverse process, the management of the nuclear case in Iran and negotiations with foreign powers was under the National Security Council for nearly two decades, but after the formation of Rouhani's government, this case was transferred from the National Security Council to the State Department, and Mohammad Javad Zarif led the negotiations on behalf of the Islamic Republic. John Bolton is considered a serious opponent of the Islamic Republic and the nuclear agreement, believing that resorting to diplomacy and political negotiation to achieve the denuclearization of Tehran and Pyongyang is a sign of weakness, and that the US can achieve this goal using its military power against the Islamic Republic and North Korea. The announcement of John Bolton's appointment as National Security Advisor, who has previously expressed his support for the 'overthrow' of the Islamic Republic, is bad news for the nuclear agreement and even worse news for the religious regime in Iran.