Pompeo, Roskam, Zeldin: No Side Deals, No Sanctions Relief

Statement

Today, Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL), and Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-NY) released the following statement after reports indicate that Iran has begun submitting self-collected samples from its Parchin military complex to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The news is consistent with an Associated Press report that one of the two Iran-IAEA side agreements never submitted to Congress allows Tehran to conduct critical portions of what should be independent, international inspections at Parchin--a site where Iran allegedly tested detonators needed to weaponize nuclear technology in the past.

"This report appears to confirm our grave concern that the Iran-IAEA side agreements permit Tehran to self-inspect its own nuclear sites. Without access to these documents it's impossible to verify that necessary mechanisms are in place to ensure Iran will abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons. This is why, until the President complies with the law and provides the side agreements to Congress, we must keep the sanctions regime in place."

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