I think the passion I have on my side of this issue is just as heartfelt, sincere and driven by the people I represent every day.

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I rise today to express my deep concerns with the nuclear agreement negotiated between the United States and other world powers and Iran. In May, Congress acted in a bipartisan way to enact the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act. The Senate…

I remain opposed to this compromise. In my view, it could embolden Iran and strengthen its conventional capacity in ways detrimental to our own interest.

I would think the only way we're going to change that country, or even that part of the world, is if some of these regimes and some of these people who want a--more of a peaceful life are going to be able to take hold again.

I am confident that through continued and increased military and intelligence support to our partners in the region... we can continue to contain Iran.

I know many Senators still have concerns--legitimate concerns, I might add--so I would like to address them head on.

Most importantly, I do not see a more effective, credible or realistic alternative that would give the United States a greater probability at this point of preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon.

Now we have reached an agreement that will not only legitimize the Islamic Republic as a threshold nuclear state...

the decision that we make is one of the toughest decisions any of us have ever made since I've been here.

I certainly support the President's right--obligation to use force, if necessary, but, if we can take this step first, our country is far stronger.

It's a glaring problem for American policy in the Middle East when we are openly feuding with our strongest partner.

These fateful decisions may well manifest themselves in growing regional security competition, new arms races, nuclear proliferation, and possibly conflict...

I fear this agreement will further undermine our ability and willingness to play that vital stabilizing role.

I am also confident that rejecting any nuclear deal that unfreezes Iran's assets and provides for sanctions relief would leave the nuclear issue unresolved.

The United States should reaffirm publicly that we have vital national interests in the Persian Gulf and that we will use military force, if necessary, to defend them.

I would suggest that all of us--and I certainly include myself in this--need to go beyond the conventional wisdoms as we think about Iran.