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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

we need to have an agreement that puts Iran on a political track where they never revisit that decision.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

We would not be here today, we would not have the information that we have today, if we had not passed the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

What he meant was 8 years from now we would have the opportunity to weigh in because that is what is stated in the agreement.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

Unfortunately the executive branch went directly to the United Nations this Monday morning, something that certainly was not in the spirit of this.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

A nuclear-armed Iran would threaten our national security, our vital ally, Israel, and the stability of the entire Middle East.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

the United States must not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

The snapback sanctions that we can effect through the U.N. Security Council, are they the broad, sweeping financial sector sanctions that we worked on together that brought Iran to the table, or are they a paler version of that?

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

I believe we will retain the Germans, the French, and the Brits in a transatlantic sanctions regime.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

I think they are vitally important, and I would associate myself with the previous conversations about the IAEA.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

I think we should take the Iranians at their word. They are going to support their proxies and allies.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

We have to continue to push the executive branch to monitor, enforce, and implement this agreement.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

We have to maintain a credible conventional military deterrent to protect U.S. interests and our allies in the region.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

The deal seems more likely to facilitate that strategy.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

These kinds of actions by Iran would spur a reaction by our allies in the region, who consider Iran their chief rival.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

My strong impression is that the IAEA is a thorough, cautious, professional organization, and so they are simply being responsible.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

Iran's nuclear ambitions are not separate from but, in my view, are part and parcel of its larger regional strategy.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jan 20, 2015

I remain disturbed Iran continues to flagrantly violate the human rights of the Iranian people.

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