Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
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Pompeo returns to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to join members of the Republican Study Committee (CSR) in revealing legislation called the Max Pressure Act, in order to codify the Trump administration’s sanctions campaign against Iran.
The top diplomat in the Trump administration is seen as a potential presidential candidate in 2024, and the campaign of sanctions against Iran imposed during the Trump years is considered a key part of Pompeo’s legacy.
The new legislation, introduced by Rep. Jim Banks (R-Indiana) comes as the Biden administration participates in talks in Vienna with the signatories of the Obama-era nuclear deal, the Comprehensive Joint Action Plan (JCPOA), the former President Trump
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Pompeo will appear with Banks at a press conference in front of the Chapter on Wednesday morning.
Banks is the chairman of the CSR, the largest Republican group in the House with 154 Conservative GOP members. Pompeo was part of the CSR when he was a member of the Republican Congress in Kansas between 2011 and 2017.
President Biden has stated that he intends to join the JCPOA, and talks with the signatories and Iran are set to find a way for both sides to return to compliance with the agreement, the US to lift specific sanctions and Iran to reverse its violations of the terms of the agreement.
Most Democratic lawmakers support the president’s pressure to reintroduce the agreement, but Republicans are firm in their opposition to lifting any sanctions on Iran.
Pompey, in his role as secretary of state, oversaw the imposition of about 1,500 sanctions on Iran. These included the re-imposition of sanctions that were lifted as part of the JCPOA, in addition to more punitive actions targeting Iranian industries, which help fund its support for terrorism and punitive measures for its human rights abuses.
Pompeo is seen preparing the groundwork for a possible 2024 presidential election, making key appearances in New Hampshire and Iowa, while his in-house campaign commission allegedly provided $ 155,000 to a new Political Action Committee, the “Champion American Values.”
The campaign of maximum pressure against Iran is seen as one of Pompey’s most important policies, along with unprecedented support for Israel, the government that has spoken out against the US return to the JCPOA.
Pompeo spoke out against Biden’s pressure to reintroduce the nuclear deal last week at a New York event marking Israel’s independence day.
“America, which is the noblest force for good and human rights in the world, cannot afford to return to a situation where the risk to the Jewish homeland is real and Iran’s ability to obtain a nuclear weapon is real,” he said. he said in remarks.
The law on maximum pressure, the legislation introduced on Wednesday, says that sanctions on Iran can only be lifted if Tehran fulfills 12 requests that were submitted by Pompeo in May 2018, after the US withdrew from the JCPOA.
These include full international access to observe and inspect Tehran’s nuclear activity, which Iran maintains peacefully, and give up any activity that could be used to develop materials for a nuclear weapon.
Among other demands are Iran, which puts an end to the proliferation of ballistic missiles, calls for the release of all US and international prisoners “detained on false charges”, calls on Iran to end its support for terrorist groups and fighting forces for those in Iraq and Syria, and liability for human rights violations; among other requirements.
The bill would further restrict the president’s ability to issue waiver and authorization authorities to circumvent certain sanctions, used mainly for humanitarian purposes. The legislation would put expiration clauses on certain derogations and provide for an extended congressional review before sanctions are lifted on Iran.
It also calls for the Senate to ratify any new agreement with Iran for ratification as a treaty.
Proponents of the campaign to put maximum pressure on Iran say the policy works to fund Tehran and bankrupt its malicious activity and, if left long enough, will extract concessions from the Islamic Republic.
But critics say sanctions have not done much to reduce Iran’s misbehavior and encouraged it to break the constraints of the nuclear deal by threatening inspections by international watchdogs and increasing uranium enrichment, which are key fuel elements for a weapon. nuclear.
The law on maximum pressure is not the first Republican move to constrain Biden’s ability to strike a deal with Iran.
Senior member of the External Relations Committee of the Senate Jim Risch
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In February, Sen. Tom Cotton
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