While President Trump’s move against certifying the Iranian nuclear program deal originally reached by President Obama could affect international oil prices, it has the support of Oklahoma U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe and James Lankford.
“I commend the new Iran strategy which rightly seeks to address Iran’s nuclear program, ballistic missile program, support for terrorism and abysmal human rights accord,” said Senator Lankford in a statement. “We must address the entire threat posed by Iran, not just their nuclear program.”
The Senator is a member of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee and noted, without specifying President Obama by name said that for the past eight years, US foreign policy had appeased “the ayatollahs and chose not to confront their aggressive actions in a vain attempt to protect the JCPOA.”
JCPOA stands for Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and Sen. Lankford contends the agreement recognized Iran’s right to enrich.
“This created an internationally recognized ten-year countdown for a nuclear-armed Iran. The nuclear clock needs to stop,” said Lankford. “No one believes that Iran is working to be a peaceful nation since they export weapons to terrorists around the world including in Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.”
He said Congress must work together to undo the damage done by what he called a short-sighted deal.
Sen. Inhofe, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee said denying presidential certification of the Iran deal is the right call.
“The Iran deal clearly does not have sufficient means of preventing Iran’s ability to acquire nuclear technology and does nothing to check their litany of other abuses, including developing intercontinental ballistic missiles, funding terrorist organizations and supporting rogue regimes like Assad.”
He said it also puts valuable allies of the U.S. at greater risk in the region, especially Israel.
“The president’s action marks a strong new beginning to America’s foreign policy—-one where our allies trust us and our enemies respect us.”