Courtney Statement On Withdrawal From Iran Nuclear Deal

(Washington, DC) —Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) made the following statement after President Donald Trump announced he would be unilaterally imposing sanctions on Iran in violation of the JCPOA:

"Despite repeated confirmation that Iran is following the nuclear deal from UN weapons inspectors on the ground, to the President's own Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, and our closest allies, President Trump has recklessly decided to pull the U.S. out of the agreement," said Courtney. "This isolates our nation at the very moment we should be rallying international support to denuclearize North Korea. I will support every option possible in Congress to reconstruct and strengthen the progress we have already made toward keeping nuclear weapons out of Iran's hands. Unfortunately, the President has seriously undermined that effort today."

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