Courtney Statement on Agreement to Limit Iranian Nuclear Program

WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the announcement of a deal to inhibit Iran from developing nuclear weapons:

“Today's announcement of an agreement between Iran and the P5+1 powers, which establishes conditions to sharply inhibit Iran's nuclear program, is a hopeful development in a region of the world that needs a new dynamic towards peaceful resolution of conflict. As a supporter of the harsh sanctions regime that brought the parties to the negotiating table, I am under no illusion that Iran's concessions are the result of any sudden epiphany of goodwill. That is why I voted to undertake a Congressional review process to closely scrutinize this agreement.

“Along with my colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee, I will conduct a thorough review of the 150 page agreement to determine if it sufficiently monitors and contains any efforts by Iran to militarize its nuclear program, and maintains deterrents to prevent Iran from considering any straying from the agreement’s obligations.”