Isakson Discusses Iran Deal on PBS NewsHour

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ICYMI: Isakson Discusses Iran Deal on PBS NewsHour

‘A nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable to me; A nuclear proliferation race in the Middle East is unacceptable to me’

 

Click here to view the interview online

 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., joined Judy Woodruff on PBS NewsHour yesterday to discuss the agreement reached in nuclear negotiations with Iran.

 

In the interview, Isakson, a member of a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, expressed his strong concerns over the proposed deal, which progressively relieves sanctions and pressure on Iran over the next 15 years.

 

“A nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable to me. A nuclear proliferation race in the Middle East is unacceptable to me,” said Isakson. “And if we're making it easier for either one of those two things to happen, I am very reluctant to be supportive.”

 

“The fact that bothers me on this is how much we have given up of the sanctions at the beginning, how much we have given up in terms of our leverage and how little record there is of trustworthiness on the part of the Iranian government,” Isakson continued.

 

            Click here to watch the full interview. 

 

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