Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) says she will oppose the agreement reached last month between Iran and the P5+1 world powers to regulate the former’s nuclear program, saying that the deal does not guarantee that Tehran will not eventually acquire atomic weapons.
“I have given the agreement, which is one of the most important issues to come before the US Congress in decades, the thoughtful and detailed study it deserves,” Maloney writes in an announcement on her website. “There are strong arguments for and against the agreement but, as a matter of conscience, I have decided to oppose it.”
She continues: “This is an agreement with a nation that has not honored its non-proliferation commitments in the past. I am concerned that, even if Iran complies with the restraints spelled out throughout the life of the agreement, the deal does not block Iran from eventually acquiring nuclear weapons. It could also make the region even more dangerous by giving Iran access to financial resources, weapons and power.”
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