This really was a horrible deal from the start that threw every US ally in the Middle East - the ones that actually feel threatened by Iran - under the bus. It allowed Iran the funds to expand into Syria and Yemen, making both conflicts far worse and setting up the current standoff with Israel, and all for a temporary pause in their nuclear program rather than putting a stop to it. If there were anytime anywhere inspections and no sunset clauses it would have at least dealt with the nuclear program properly even if Iran was free to wreak all the other havoc it's been wreaking. But it didn't even do that one thing.
Whether pulling out of the deal at this point was smart or not remains to be seen. If that pause button is no longer pressed things could escalate quickly, but at the same time it's still easier to deal with Iran's nuke program now than it would be when the JCPOA's restrictions expire starting in just 7 years.
Trump's been against this deal for years now, since long before the election. The bigger surprise to me is that he waited this long to scrap it.
The lesson for future presidents. Even if Congress is against you, listen to its complaints and try to incorporate them so that some will come over. If Obama could have gotten the Gulf states on board instead of ignoring them during the negotiations even the Republicans wouldn't have had a leg to stand on in opposing the deal. Bill Clinton learned to compromise with a republican congress that tried to impeach him. That's the model Obama should have followed (and Trump should follow if democrats retake congress).
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