U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken appeared before members of the Legislature on Aug. 26 to discuss U.S. foreign affairs issues, including the issue of a nuclear deal with Iran.
Speaking to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Blinken expressed the administration’s determination to revive the agreement, saying: “We continue to believe that a return to the agreement will be the best way to deal with the nuclear challenge posed by Iran,” he said.
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Blinkan announced that he would agree to hold an open hearing on the issue before the end of May.
The secretary of state reiterated previous remarks that the Biden administration had inherited a “very challenging situation”, adding that there had been “increased” Iranian escalations.
Sec. Blinken made the case that listing #Iran’s IRGC on Foreign Terrorist Org. had minimal impact on the force. its main consequence he said was a travel ban for IRGC generals who have no intention of travel while millions of conscripts are banned from US pic.twitter.com/1sOeJXVdgU
– Bahman Kalbasi (@BahmanKalbasi) April 26, 2022
He also claimed that Iran’s nuclear break – in time had passed from “to weeks” due to the US withdrawal from the agreement. “Iran is acting as a more undermining influence throughout the region,” he said.
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However, Blinken acknowledged that the agreement would “do nothing” to address Iran’s ballistic missile program or its support for stability in the region.
The senior U.S. diplomat also acknowledged that there was an ongoing Iranian threat to the lives of U.S. officials, “both now and in the past.”
Iran is trying to murder former Trump Admin officials while the Biden Admin is trying to do a deal that would give them billions of dollars.
I asked Sec. Blinken 3 times if they’ve at least asked Iran to stop those terror plots, and if Iran said no.
He refused to answer. pic.twitter.com/J6hJYAPIRY
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) April 26, 2022
Blinken tried to fend off criticism of the deal, saying that if an agreement was reached, it would not detract from Washington’s ability to pursue Iran using sanctions, bans and stopping the flow of money that Tehran could use for weapons purposes.
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“When it comes to these activities, it would be worse if they had nuclear weapons,” Blinkan declared.
Meanwhile, a White House spokeswoman said yesterday that there was concern that Iran could develop nuclear weapons in weeks rather than months.