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US House Rep Tulsi Gabbard's office issued the following:
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: Trump’s Iran Sanctions Increase Tensions, Escalating His March to War Against Iran
April 23, 2019
Press Release
Washington, DC—Rep.
Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) issued the following statement in response to an
announcement by Secretary of State Pompeo yesterday that the U.S. would
no longer issue sanctions waivers to countries purchasing Iranian oil.
This action will negatively impact our allies like India, Japan, and
South Korea and undermine efforts to stop the proliferation of nuclear
weapons. Just last month, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s
director-general confirmed that Iran continues to comply with its
nuclear commitments agreed to in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
(JCPOA), more commonly referred to as the Iran nuclear deal.
“President
Trump seems determined to go to war with Iran, even after he campaigned
on the platform of ending regime change wars. Trump’s move yesterday to
deny sanctions waivers to countries purchasing Iranian oil drives us
closer to war with Iran, increasing tensions in the region, and putting
the U.S. at odds with many of our allies. His actions make our country
less safe, damaging our non-proliferation efforts and negotiations to
denuclearize the Korean Peninsula,” said Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.
“The Trump Administration continues to do the bidding of Saudi Arabia
without regard for our own national security and economic interests. It
is in our national security interest to rejoin the Iran nuclear
agreement, and in that regard, lift the sanctions that are hurting the
Iranian people. Whatever concerns we may have apart from Iran’s nuclear
program can be dealt with in separate agreements.”
Background: Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has consistently urged President Trump and Congress to uphold the nation’s commitment to the Iran Nuclear Deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action). The congresswoman spoke on the House floor and published an op/ed in The Hill urging President Trump against withdrawing from the Iran nuclear agreement. She has acknowledged that the Iran Nuclear Deal is imperfect; however, she emphasized that the agreement was better than the alternative— war. She opposed legislative language in the FY2019 NDAA to authorize Administration efforts to drive the U.S. to war with Iran and protect Congress’s constitutional power to declare war.
About Rep. Tulsi Gabbard:
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard is serving her fourth term in the United
States House representing Hawaii’s Second District, and serves on the
House Armed Services and Financial Services Committees. She previously
served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Homeland Security
Committee. She was elected to the Honolulu City Council in 2010, and
prior to that at age 21, was elected to the Hawaiʻi State Legislature in
2002, becoming the youngest person ever elected in the state. Tulsi
Gabbard has served in the Hawaiʻi Army National Guard for 16 years, is a
veteran of two Middle East deployments, and continues to serve as a
Major. Learn more about Rep. Tulsi Gabbard...
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