October 2017 - Since 2015, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known commonly as the Iran Deal, has stopped Iran's nuclear enrichment activities—verified by cameras and on-the-ground inspections—and vastly reduced its prior stockpile of enriched uranium. In return, certain sanctions on Iran were lifted. The US terms of ratification demand that every 90 days the President certify whether Iran is in compliance. President Trump has so far reluctantly certified compliance, but said he would not do it again by Oct. 15—the end of the current 90-day period—unless his staff found another way to confront Iran (NYT July 17).
President Trump wants to end the agreement by finding Iran "at fault." However, that would leave Iran free to resume its nuclear activities, which Iranian President Rouhani has said he would do "within hours". Hours that would unravel years of negotiation among Iran and the permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany (P5+1), and destroy a triumph of diplomacy over war. Ending the Iran Deal would also return us to the days of insistent threats by Israel to bomb Iran, and the "all options are on the table" threats by the US.
TAKE ACTION:
Urge your Senators to speak out strongly against undermining the Iran Deal because, as the IAEA reports, ‘it is working’. Remind them that if we quit the deal it would leave Iran free to resume nuclear enrichment as it had been doing in 2014. Back then, Israel threatened to bomb Iran and wanted the US to clear out Iran's anti-aircraft missiles beforehand. Let's maintain and enjoy the peace we now have, and not produce another North Korea!
Contact Your Senators:
- Web: Find their names and links to their websites at senate.gov
- Tel: 202 224-3121 (Capitol switchboard-ask for his/her office & leave a message)
- Mail: Senator (first & last name) S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510
Multiply this Message: Use this information to write a letter to the editor about this important & timely issue. This is a powerful way to educate and mobilize others—our job now & in the coming years!
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