Political Quotes

“Mr. President, last week the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC--the hard-line military force that answers only to Iran's Supreme Leader and is committed to the preservation of Iran's revolutionary regime--launched a number of ballistic missiles, in clear violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231. These missile launches are profoundly disturbing and suggest a regime that is content on continuing to destabilize the region and threaten our vital allies and its neighbors. They don't technically violate the terms of last summer's nuclear agreement, but they do serve as a vital reminder that Iran remains a revolutionary regime that does not respect world opinion and does not share our values or interests. America and our allies must seek every opportunity to push back on Iran's aggressive behavior--especially behavior such as this that is outside the parameters of the nuclear deal--by enforcing existing sanctions on Iran's illegal ballistic missile tests, its ongoing human rights abuses, and its support for terrorism across the Middle East and the world. Another critical way the international community can demonstrate we are serious about holding Iran accountable is by aggressively enforcing the terms of the nuclear deal. Today I will discuss a key element of enforcing that deal: fully funding the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, the world's nuclear watchdog, which is responsible for monitoring Iran's compliance with the deal.…”