FOREIGN POLICY & IMMIGRATION »» EMBARGOS & SANCTIONS »» IRAN SANCTIONS »» Jan 02, 2023

Over the years, the United Nations and Western countries have imposed many economic sanctions on Iran. We enacted sanctions following the 1979 hostage crisis and expanded them in 1995. In 2006, the UN imposed sanctions after Iran refused to abandon its nuclear enrichment program. These sanctions restricted bank transactions, prohibited petroleum exports and blocked business dealings with Iranian individuals and its Revolutionary Guard Corps. These sanctions, and others, took a heavy toll on Iran’s economy and its people, but it still refused to curtail its nuclear program, claiming it is needed for medical purposes and electricity generation. In 2015, the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, Germany and China signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Known as the Iran Nuclear Deal, it called for Iran to dismantle much of its nuclear program and gave international inspectors extensive access to its facilities in exchange for relief from economic sanctions. However, in 2018 the Trump administration unilaterally withdrew the U.S. from this agreement and re-imposed sanctions, saying Iran failed to address its ballistic missile program and its role in regional wars – issues the Iran Nuclear Deal was never intended to address. Iran responded by increasing its stockpile of enriched uranium to more than five times the limit fixed under the Iran Nuclear Deal, and has halted international inspections of its nuclear facilities – putting it back on track to develop nuclear weapons. However, the Biden administration has recently entered into negotiations to re-enter the Iran Nuclear Deal. Proposed Legislation: Reintroduction of S.434 - Iran Diplomacy Act of 2021 Prospective Sponsor: Sen. Edward Markey (MA) I oppose reforming current Iran sanctions policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Leader Charles Schumer (NY). I support stating that it is U.S. policy to: 1.) Seek negotiations with Iran toward establishing a new agreement that closes off Iran's path to a nuclear weapon. 2.) Address Iran's regionally destabilizing actions and bring Iran back to compliance with its human rights obligations. 3.) Create an environment that fosters humanitarian trade with Iran including allowing for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, and medical devices to Iran and help it battle the COVID–19 pandemic. And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Sen. Edward Markey (MA) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.

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I support stating that it is U.S. policy to: 1.) Seek negotiations with Iran toward establishing a new agreement that closes off Iran's path to a nuclear weapon. 2.) Address Iran's regionally destabilizing actions and bring Iran back to compliance with its human rights obligations. 3.) Create an environment that fosters humanitarian trade with Iran including allowing for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, and medical devices to Iran and help it battle the COVID–19 pandemic. And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Sen. Edward Markey (MA) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.

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Senator If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Sen. Edward Markey (MA) will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting him to favorably consider either reintroducing S.434 - Iran Diplomacy Act of 2021, or a similar version thereof. United Against Nuclear Iran If elected as a trustee, United Against Nuclear Iran will be awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to advocate for halting Iran’s progress towards developing nuclear weapons. About: United Against Nuclear Iran is a not-for-profit, bi-partisan, educational and advocacy group that seeks to prevent Iran from fulfilling its ambition to obtain nuclear weapons. UANI works to ensure the economic and diplomatic isolation of the Iranian regime in order to compel Iran to abandon its illegal nuclear weapons program, support for terrorism and human rights violations.

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