Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to President Joe Biden underscoring concern over recent revelations that the administration is pursuing a new nuclear deal with Iran, calling into question the administration’s intent to adhere to its legal obligations under the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (INARA), Report informs, citing Foreign Affairs Committee.
“Rather than using United States diplomatic leverage and military deterrence to dissuade Iran from engaging in these malign activities, this Administration is rewarding Iran’s bad behavior in exchange for a false promise of de-escalation…” wrote the chairman. “I urge the Administration to remember that U.S. law requires that any agreement, arrangement, or understanding with Iran needs to be submitted to Congress pursuant to INARA. Any continued obstruction will rob the American people and in particular, the Gold Star families whose loved ones were killed by Iran-backed terrorism, of answers about why the United States is facilitating the lining of Iran’s coffers.”
The Chairman also recalled that the House Foreign Affairs Committee has had a request pending with the State Department since April 11 that Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley testify before the Committee, which the State Department has not fulfilled. “Meanwhile, the Administration is secretly negotiating this reckless less-for-less arrangement. This continued lack of transparency and consultation with Congress is deeply disturbing.”