Tipton Statement on the Iran Deal

Statement

Congressman Scott Tipton (CO-03) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump announced that the United States will pull out of the Iran Nuclear Deal:

"The nuclear deal agreed upon by the previous Administration and Iran was dangerously flawed, which is why I voted against the proposed agreement nearly three years ago. Instead of explicitly prohibiting the world's leading state sponsor of terror from building nuclear weapons, it permitted Iran to maintain nuclear infrastructure and eased economic sanctions to make the country's path to a nuclear weapon more attainable. All the United States got out of this deal was a weak promise from the Iranian regime that it would not expand upon the program. Furthermore, this agreement would have sunsetted in just ten years.

"It was both naïve and reckless for the previous Administration to place so much trust in a regime so committed to backing terrorism, and one that has repeatedly called for the destruction of the United States and Israel. I encourage the President and Secretary of State Pompeo to work towards a stronger deal that would actually prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons and also address its ballistic missile program. As always, I remain committed to working with my colleagues in Congress to defend the United States and our allies against Iran's dangerous activities."

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