Congressman Brad Sherman Statement on President Trump’s Capitulation to the Islamic Republic of Iran

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On June 19th, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement:

“Since 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran has waged a campaign of terror against the world and its own people. It has orchestrated the murder of thousands of Americans—directly and through its network of terrorist proxies. It has slaughtered tens of thousands of Iranian protesters and dissidents, and its meddling has collapsed nations across the region from Syria to Yemen. The crushing weight of U.S. sanctions — many of which I authored — has been one of our most effective tools for depriving this regime of the resources it uses to wage war against America and our allies.

President Trump’s agreement to provide the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran with $300 billion in so-called “reconstruction funds”, lift U.S. sanctions, and pressure Israel into standing down against Hezbollah is a betrayal — of the American service members who gave their lives, of decades of bipartisan consensus backed by the American people, and of the allies who have bled alongside us. It extracts staggering concessions from the United States while securing little in return: no commitment that Iran will abandon its terrorist proxies or respect international law in the Strait of Hormuz.

This deal does more than throw the regime a lifeline. It would hand the Islamic Republic the funds to revive Hamas and Hezbollah and restart the cycle of endless war in the region — at the very moment that American and allied forces have significantly degraded them.

The Islamic Republic of Iran chants “Death to America”. President Trump’s response should not be to provide them with $300 billion.”

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