"This Is a Bad Deal": Boehner Says Obama Administration Agreement Paves the Way to a Nuclear Iran

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The Obama administration's nuclear deal with Iran lifts sanctions on a general who helped militants target Americans and, by the president's own admission, will increase Iran's support for terrorism in the region, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said today. For those reasons, and several others, Boehner reaffirmed that the House will fight the deal, which is "wrong for our national security and wrong for our country." Following are Boehner's remarks from his weekly press briefing today:

"On Iran, given everything I've seen so far, this is a bad deal. It paves the way for a nuclear Iran. And yesterday the president admitted that it will likely further Iran's support for terror activities throughout the region.

"It blows my mind that the administration would agree to lift the arms and missile bans, and sanctions on a general who supplied militants with weapons to kill Americans.

"President Obama says it's this deal or war. Well, that's a false choice. The sanctions were working, and bringing Iran to its knees. We're going to continue to review this, but we're going to fight a bad deal that's wrong for our national security and wrong for our country."

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