US Congressmen Present Two Plans Against Iran and China
A group of Republican lawmakers on Tuesday proposed two bills to Congress titled "Holding China Accountable," targeting the Islamic Republic of Iran's relations with Communist China and Tehran's support for terrorism.
The seven Republican senators presenting this bill to the Senate want the Biden administration's efforts to revive the JCPOA to be halted and China's efforts to dominate the world to be limited.
The bill, which was initiated by Senator Marsha Blackburn, has the support of six other prominent Republican senators and, based on it, requires the Senate to approve any agreement with Iran with at least a two-thirds vote.
The plan also prohibits any transfer of funds or financing in line with the agreement with Iran until Tehran halts all contracts involving the transfer of funds from China and security and military cooperation with Beijing.
This plan calls for a complete cessation of Iran's support for terrorism and its financial support, and explicitly emphasizes the destruction and demolition of all chemical weapons infrastructure and verification of their existence.
The plan also requires the Secretary of State to report to Congress on any agreement with Iran.
The proposal is being submitted to the Senate while Republican Representative Bob Goode has also proposed a similar proposal to the House.
Currently, many US senators are opposed to the idea of reviving the JCPOA and returning to this agreement. Senator James Risch, one of the pioneers of this theory, said in an interview with Voice of America last week that no agreement is better than returning to the JCPOA. The senator, emphasizing the increase in the level of sanctions, called for the imposition of secondary sanctions on those who do business with Iran.
Meanwhile, Senator Rees tweeted on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic's seizure of Greek vessels was a terrorist act and called on the government to prioritize addressing these behaviors.
Although this theory of exiting the negotiations has its supporters, a number of Democratic senators also support returning to the JCPOA. Senator Chris Murphy is one of the supporters of returning to the JCPOA, but he believes that if the agreement is fundamentally different from the JCPOA, Congress should vote on it and the administration should know that any agreement it concludes must be approved by Congress.
Source: Voice of America
