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- Thursday, 26 October 2017 01:39
NCRI Staff
NCRI - Republican Senators Bob Corker and Tom Cotton have drafted
some legislation with regards to the Iran nuclear deal and Trump’s
recent decertification of it. The legislation would impose tough terms
on the nuclear deal and would ensure that sanctions are restored if Iran
carries out any testing on a ballistic missile that has the capability
of carrying a warhead. It would also ensure that sanctions are reimposed
if the Islamic Republic refuses nuclear inspectors access to any sites
in the country.
However, there are some opponents to the draft legislation as there
are concerns that, if it were enacted, the United States would be in
violation of the nuclear deal.
On October13th, United States President Donald Trump announced that
he would not be certifying Iran compliance with the nuclear deal. His
speech was tough and he explained that Iran’s belligerence will not be
tolerated. This was one of his toughest speeches to date with regards to
Iran and he called on Congress to write legislation to ensure that the
loopholes in the agreement are addressed.
Senator Bob Corker has
met with Senate Democratic colleagues who insist that the United States
consults and collaborates with the European co-signatories of the deal
before anything is changed. Corker is the chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee and he said to press last week that the
administration acknowledges the importance of working with its allies in
Europe, especially with regards to foreign policy changes.
Britain, France and Germany have warned that Trump’s decertification
of the deal could eventually lead to a split between the United States
and the EU. There have also been concerns for the United States’
credibility abroad as it could be perceived that Trump is going against
the agreement.
The draft legislation is essentially an amendment to the Iran Nuclear
Agreement Review Act that was passed two years ago. According to
Reuters, which has seen a copy of the draft legislation, it “broadens a
required administration assessment on whether Iran is complying with the
pact to add factors related to issues from trade to whether Iran is
using commercial aircraft licensed by the United States for non-civil
aviation purposes”.
It also means that the previous crippling economic sanctions that
were lifted when the agreement was signed will once again apply to Iran
if it seems that it will be capable of having a nuclear weapon in the
space of 12 months.
President Trump has recognised that the Iran nuclear deal is not effective and that great change is needed.
Former President Barack Obama promised that Iran’s behaviour would
become more in line with what is expected by the international community
if the deal was signed, but this never happened. The nuclear deal
emboldened the Iranian regime.
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