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Congress Keep Focus on Iran Nuclear Pact

WASHINGTON, US News, 1st February, 2016 – Many of the lawmakers in Congress continue to speak out on the international nuclear accord with Iran. The pact remains a lightning rod for controversy on Capitol Hill, where sharp differences persist on its merits, limitations, and impact on the Middle East and beyond.
Months after the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed, and weeks after its implementation began, lawmakers have lost none of their passion for or against the deal.
Critics see a newly empowered Iran flush with cash to spend in the region.
“It’s a course of events that only furthers Iran’s continued violation of U.N. resolutions, its continued support for terrorism, and its continued seeking of regional domination,” said Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte at a recent news conference.
“You might as well have written the check to (Bashar al-) Assad yourself,” said Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, speaking of Iran’s financial windfall. “You might as well have funded Hezbollah yourself. So all of this cash going into the ayatollah’s pockets won’t stay long. It’s not going into roads and bridges in Iran. It’s going into war machines throughout the Mideast.”
On one point, critics and backers of the deal agree: vigilance on Iran must continue.
There is also bipartisan agreement on the need to reauthorize expiring U.S. sanctions on Iran that could be swiftly reimposed if Tehran violates the nuclear accord.

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