P5+1 partners unlikely to rejoin U.S. on further sanctions
The UN Security Council and our partners around the world agreed to impose costly sanctions against Iran for one reason — to put a stop to its illicit nuclear program. If we changed our terms now and insisted that these countries continue to impose those sanctions on Iran, despite the availability of a diplomatic solution to its nuclear program, they would balk. And we would be left with neither a nuclear deal nor effective sanctions. It is unrealistic to think that additional sanctions pressure would force Iran to totally capitulate — and impractical to believe that we could marshal a global coalition of partners to impose such pressure, after turning down a deal that our partners believe is a good one.
Testimony of Jacob Lew: Iran Nuclear Agreement Review ." Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, July 23, 2015. [ More (4 quotes) ]
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