Political Quotes

“I rise today to express my deep concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions and to applaud new and tougher U.S. sanctions recently passed by Congress. With both of the sanctions imposed in U.N. Resolution 1929, and the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act becoming law, we are finally poised to inflict real damage to Iran's nuclear program. But only a strong, unified, and forceful implementation of a sanctions regime will stop Iran from continuing on its current dangerous path. While Iran still clings to the myth that its recent Turkish-Brazilian compromise proposal is an antidote to the global and U.S. sanctions, we must not waste time pretending this is a sign they are halting their nuclear program. Under this proposal, Iran would ship only half of its low enriched uranium out of the country for further enrichment while continuing to violate a multitude of U.N. Security Council resolutions. The international community cannot afford to be fooled by Tehran into slowing the implementation of the sanctions and this is precisely why we should step up pressure on the regime. Make no mistake: Iran wants to become a world nuclear power, with the ability to threaten Israel, the United States, and the global community. Containing a nuclear Iran would be virtually impossible and this growing threat looms large in all international diplomacy.”