A bipartisan group of 50 members of Congress wrote to President Joe Biden Thursday urging him to reconsider restoring the nuclear deal with Iran warning that Tehran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps "would be an enormous danger to Americans at home and abroad, and to US' allies."
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Referring to the assassination attempts on author Salman Rushdie as well as former National Security Advisor John Bolton, the representatives stressed, "Amid Iran-sponsored terror plots to assassinate former US officials and Iranian-American dissidents on American soil, this is no time to remove, suspend, or dilute US terrorism sanctions on Iran or the IRGC."
Most of the signatories – 34 – are Democrats, including Congressman Josh Gottheimer, who is leading the initiative.
Congressman Mike Levin, who is supported by J Street, also signed the document, which reflects that the progressive Democrats also oppose the 2015 deal.
"The IRGC has directly, or through its proxies, including Hezbollah, Hamas, Ansar Allah (Houthis), Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and scores of Shiite militias in Iraq, killed hundreds of Americans, and attacked our bases and our allies in the region," the letter said.
The lawmakers also urged Biden to consult Congress before renewing the pact.
"We are writing to respectfully request that your Administration provide Congress with the full text of any proposal to rejoin the Iran nuclear agreement ... including any side agreements, and consult with Congress prior to reentering that agreement," they said.
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