Al Franken Admits Threat May Grow Due To Iran Deal

Moreover, the letter also contained an unmistakable warning: “If the deal is rejected by America, the Iranians could have a nuclear weapon within a year”, it said. “They’d kill them in front of all the villagers, and say ‘We’re going to run our bombs out of here, ‘” he said. Additionally, hundreds of treaties were modified upon the Senate’s demands.

Back in April, shortly after the framework of the Iran nuclear deal was established, President Obama proclaimed in the Rose Garden, “If Iran violates the deal, sanctions can be snapped back into place”.

He said U.S. Treasury experts “are doing a full dive on how this works and what the implications are”.

The vote on the deal is a month away, and Schumer appears to be living up to his promise not to lobby fellow Democrats, although that hasn’t removed the possibility of his explaining his opposition.

Lowey, Israel and Deutch, in statements and Op-Eds in hometown newspapers, said they considered carefully before arriving at their decisions.

“Many have expressed reservations about the deal, and I share some of those reservations”, Franken, D-Minn., wrote in an Op-Ed on CNN’s website.

The group plans to run TV ads in several states, targeting lawmakers who have said they are undecided about whether or not they will support Obama’s Iranian nuclear deal. “But many countries are ‘chafing” under the present worldwide financial arrangements, referring to the discomfort faced by many U.S. allies with regard to sanctions on Iran.

The New York Post reported that Schumer following a speech at New York University expanded on his decision to oppose the nuclear deal, which he made public last week.

His endorsement follows that of his brother, Rep. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, and comes as the White House is working to convince Michigan’s two undecided senators, Debbie Stabenow of Lansing and Gary Peters of Bloomfield Township, to endorse the seven-nation deal.

What would members of Congress hope to achieve in rejecting the negotiated agreement?

“We have good men running but Sen”.

Speaking at a news conference during an annual congressional trip to Israel, he said there’s “very [much] a possibility” that there could be enough votes for the override, which the administration has said would sink the deal.

Under the agreement, Iran would halt it’s nuclear program in return for an end of economic sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies. The White House also estimates Iran will be able to access around $50 billion in foreign reserves as part of sanctions relief, which some fear it will use to fund terrorist activity in the region.

Iran continues to be a significant threat to worldwide peace and security owing to the regime’s nuclear ambitions, its continuing support for terrorism, its repeated calls for the destruction of Israel, and its disregard for basic human rights.