Crapo Joins Bipartisan Group To Make Case For Comprehensive Diplomatic Approach Toward Iran

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U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina); and a group of 39 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden outlining the pillars of a comprehensive diplomatic Iran strategy that will garner bipartisan support in Congress.

"While we may have differing views on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action of 2015 and the overall approach of the Trump Administration's maximum pressure campaign, we must confront the reality that Iran has accelerated its nuclear activity in alarming ways including increasing its centrifuge research and production and enriching uranium up to 20 percent," wrote the Senators. "Iran should have no doubt about America's policy. Democrats and Republicans may have tactical differences, but we are united on preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon and addressing the wide range of illicit Iranian behavior."

Building off the Abraham Accords, the Senators urged the President to consult with allies and security partners on a path forward to address national security concerns beyond Tehran's nuclear program, including the prioritization of human rights and the release of American citizens unjustly detained in Iran.

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