I share your concerns that the Iranians are playing for time.
I applaud the administration for undertaking them. I think it is incumbent on us to look for every avenue.
I do not believe that strengthens us. It does not strengthen our position at all, and these negotiations are going on right now.
new sanctions at this time are both unnecessary and, far from enhancing the prospect of negotiations, risk fatally undermining our diplomacy
The more I hear from the administration and its quotes, the more it sounds like talking points that come straight out of Tehran.
New sanctions would undermine the prospects for a successful comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran.
There is a difference between notification and consultation. Being notified when it is going to happen is not consultation.
I am as skeptical as anyone that Iran will actually come through and follow through on their agreements for the long term.
I see them appealing to President-elect Trump to not walk away.
Iran has sought to extend its brand of governing through terror and intimidation throughout the region.
I fear that walking away from the JCPOA now amplifies the prospects of war in Iran while leaving the United States isolated.