Barney Frank backs Iran deal

Jewish former Democratic representative Barney Frank announces support for the deal with Iran on its nuclear program.

The Iranians “have accepted a set of strict limitations on their nuclear effort and an intrusive inspection regime that go well beyond what their regional opponents – e.g. Israel and Saudi Arabia – would tolerate,” Frank writes in an opinion piece in the Portland Press Herald.

“And if they violate their agreements, our ability to re-impose broadly supported tough sanctions will far exceed what we could have done if we rejected the current arrangement,” he says.

“Compared with the no-deal result, with Iran free to pursue nuclear weapons constrained only by unilateral sanctions from America and a few of our allies, what Obama and Kerry have done deserves support,” Frank concludes.