US senator announces backing for Iran deal

US Senator Joe Donnelly, a Democrat from Indiana, announces support for the Iran nuclear deal.

“A nuclear-armed Iran would pose an unacceptable threat to the security of the United States and our allies. Only one thing can truly guarantee Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon – the steadfast resolve of the US and our allies to stop them. That is and must remain our nation’s policy, and we must be prepared to follow through on it,” he says.

Donnelly does not rule out a future military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities.

“With or without this deal, the day may come when we are left with no alternative but to take military action to prevent Iran from crossing the nuclear threshold,” he says. “Taking that path would be a difficult and costly choice. Nobody knows that cost better than those who have put their lives on the line for our country. If that day does come, and I am faced with a vote to authorize military force against Iran, I owe it to the men and women of our Armed Forces and to the people of Indiana to have exhausted every other option to stop Iran before we would consider putting any of our service members in harm’s way.”