WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) released the following statement on President Trump’s likely withdrawal from the JCPOA: “Yesterday, according to the Washington Post, sources indicated that President Trump would take initial steps toward ending the United States’ agreement with Iran to halt the development of nuclear weapons. By declaring the JCPOA to be against the United States’ national interest, and refusing to acknowledge Iranian compliance with the agreement by October 15th, the President could undo years of delicate negotiations and greatly increase the likelihood of a nuclear Iran. This would be a dangerous and shortsighted decision. “The JCPOA is working. You don’t have to take my word for it – the President’s Secretary of Defense, James Mattis,…
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