For 47 years, the Iranian regime has been at war against America and its own people. Over the past year, at President Trump’s direction, America has decimated Iran’s leadership, nuclear program, and military assets. Working together with Israel, the U.S. military carried out its mission and created the opportunity for a diplomatic agreement.
The announced MOU kicks off a new 60-day window for talks. We look forward to learning the full details of the framework for these negotiations, including whether the deal preserves the sovereign right of our democratic ally Israel to respond to the security threats it confronts.
Congress will play a critical role in working with the administration throughout these negotiations and in reviewing the ultimate agreement. It must support efforts to maximize our diplomatic, economic, and military leverage to reach a final deal that permanently and verifiably ends the regime’s nuclear program—including the removal of all enriched uranium from Iran and the dismantlement of all enrichment sites. The final deal should also address Iran’s illicit ballistic missile and drone program and end the regime’s financing of terror groups that wreak havoc around the world.