Marco Rubio said the main difference between the new memorandum and the JCPOA is that the JCPOA was a real agreement with specific commitments and a defined framework.

He claimed the memorandum is essentially “just a signed piece of paper” and that its content is limited to talks about continuing talks.

These remarks were made as no further details about the memorandum’s contents were provided in the published text.

With this stance, Rubio questioned the agreement’s credibility and effectiveness and compared it to the JCPOA.