Kansas Common Sense - Concerned About Nuclear Deal With Iran

Statement

On Saturday, President Obama announced that the United States and our international negotiating partners reached a six-month agreement with Iran in which Iran gets sanctions relief in exchange for halting the advancement of its nuclear program. Troublingly, Iran made no commitment to dismantle its nuclear program, or even aspects of it. Iran's track record of deception and refusal to abide by past international demands make me gravely concerned about this deal. Now is not the time to ease up on the pressure and turn the other way, allowing Iran to make further progress in achieving its goal. The agreement reached with Iran also gives the Iranians access to billions of dollars that can be used to fund terrorist activities and support Syria's dictator Bashar al-Assad, all the while allowing Iran to continue committing serious human rights abuses--including the imprisonment of American pastor Saeed Abedini.

Congress should pass additional sanctions so that if Iran breaks the agreement, President Obama can not only reverse the sanctions relief granted by this deal but immediately impose more sanctions. We must do everything we can to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.

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