The GOP warns Biden against lifting sanctions on Iran

House Republicans warn President BidenJoe BidenTikTok users have spread the conspiracy that Texas snow was made by the government The issue of a single federal minimum wage increase for all throwing Throwing money into Central America will not reduce illegal migration against the lifting of any sanctions against Iran as the administration engages in negotiations with the country on its nuclear program.

The Biden administration said last week that it would accept an invitation from the European Union to discuss with Iran and the other five signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal that the former President TrumpDonald Trump Fauci: US political division in front of masks has led to half a million deaths from COVID-19 Bishop of Georgia says GOP state election bill is a “black vote suppression attempt” Trump is closer to legal danger after the court decision on tax returns retired in 2018.

But the administration’s news has raised alarm with Republicans on the House’s internal security committee, who fear the reduction in sanctions will affect the US lever.

“The regime’s demands for better sanctions as a precondition for the bilateral negotiations proposed by the administration are not made in good faith,” lawmakers wrote in a letter led by the president. John KatkoJohn Michael KatkoBiden, an immigration bill, reveals hard-fought lines in the post-Trump era. Biden is pushing for wider citizenship, while the immigration bill lands in Congress. (RN.Y.).

“The United States must put immense pressure on the Iranian regime and cannot afford to be perceived as weak or shaken by these important threats to national security. The heat will not change. “

The letter comes as the Biden administration also contacted the United Nations last week to cancel a September effort by former President Donald Trump to re-impose sanctions on Iran.

“The lifting of sanctions will only serve to support the United States in an inevitable corner and will eliminate any power we have in our attempts to normalize Iranian and American relations,” lawmakers wrote.

Committee members were not the only ones to warn Biden on Tuesday.

Speaking during a virtual event with the Reagan Institute, Rep. Liz CheneyElizabeth (Liz) Lynn Cheney Overnight Defense: Rockets Land in Iraq’s Green Zone in Third Attack of the Week | The US has “revolted” in attacks, but will not “hit” the Republican governor of Arkansas, who says he will not support Trump’s 2024 offer. Is the “civil war” in the Republican Party really over? MORE (R-Wyo.) He also rejected the Biden administration’s move to engage with Iran in an effort to join the Obama-era nuclear deal.

Cheney called for the campaign to maintain “maximum pressure” on sanctions imposed during the Trump administration.

“Iran’s nuclear deal remains the worst deal the United States has ever reached,” she said in her opening remarks. “We were right to withdraw and resort to a policy of maximum pressure with sanctions against the regime. Any effort by the Biden administration to return to the agreement would be a mistake and would signal to Iran that nuclear blackmail is effective. ”

Laura Kelly contributed.