To: The United States Senate
Stop Congress from sabotaging diplomacy with Iran!
On January 12, Iran agreed to limit its nuclear program and open it to U.N. inspectors—another major step to end the crisis. But Congress is threatening to derail this critical progress with harsh new sanctions, a move that could permanently kill the deal. Tell the Senate to oppose S. 1881 and keep negotiations on track.
Why is this important?
After months of international negotiations and hard-fought diplomacy, Iran agreed to not only limit its uranium enrichment to 5 percent, the grade commonly used to power reactors, but to neutralize its stockpile of 20 percent enriched uranium, which could be used to create weapons-grade material. Additionally, Iran has agreed to open its doors to daily inspections by the international nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This unprecedented agreement will last for six months and lays the groundwork for a final deal that could permanently end the impasse.
Right now, a misguided effort for harsh new sanctions -- led by Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) -- threatens to permanently derail the negotiations. These next six months are critical, laying the groundwork for a comprehensive plan that could verifiably end the nuclear crisis. With reckless disregard for the magnitude of the opportunity and the complexity of the diplomacy involved, Sen. Menendez is leading the Senate’s charge to needlessly expand sanctions and drive Iran from the negotiating table. If diplomacy fails, the likely alternatives are a nuclear-armed Iran or a march to war.
Our voices matter in foreign policy issues. Now is your chance to tell the Senate to oppose the Nuclear Weapons Free Iran Act ( S.1881). We can’t afford to take diplomacy off the table.
Right now, a misguided effort for harsh new sanctions -- led by Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) -- threatens to permanently derail the negotiations. These next six months are critical, laying the groundwork for a comprehensive plan that could verifiably end the nuclear crisis. With reckless disregard for the magnitude of the opportunity and the complexity of the diplomacy involved, Sen. Menendez is leading the Senate’s charge to needlessly expand sanctions and drive Iran from the negotiating table. If diplomacy fails, the likely alternatives are a nuclear-armed Iran or a march to war.
Our voices matter in foreign policy issues. Now is your chance to tell the Senate to oppose the Nuclear Weapons Free Iran Act ( S.1881). We can’t afford to take diplomacy off the table.