AIPAC consistently supported negotiations

T. Belman. That was a big mistake. Without negotiations, there wouldn’t have been a bad deal to try to reject with a 2/3 majority.

PRESS RELEASE:

AIPAC has consistently supported diplomatic efforts to ensure that Iran does not develop nuclear weapons, and we appreciate the administration’s efforts and hard work over the course of the negotiations. We also recognize the critical role that Congress will now play in approving or disapproving the proposed agreement.

During these negotiations, we outlined five critical requirements for a good deal. We are deeply concerned based on initial reports that this proposed agreement may not meet these requirements, and thereby would fail to block Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon and would further entrench and empower the leading state sponsor of terror.

As the administration has agreed, now is the time for Congress to carefully review all elements of the proposed agreement to ensure that Iran is verifiably prevented from attaining a nuclear weapon. We intend to examine closely the details of the agreement against that standard, and we will then issue a fuller assessment.

Thanks to the dedication and leadership of AIPAC activists like you, we are prepared for this moment.

Since the framework for a nuclear deal was presented in April, our community has worked tirelessly to reinforce the conditions that Congress and the administration have stated are necessary for an acceptable agreement.

We have also urged lawmakers to use the time granted by the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act to carefully assess any deal that is presented, and to use the five minimum requirements as the standard by which to measure the agreement before deciding to support or oppose it.

AIPAC will likewise absorb the details of this deal before reaching a conclusion.

We will closely examine the terms of this agreement and offer a complete assessment as to whether or not it achieves the stated goal of the negotiations—to verifiably block all Iranian pathways to nuclear weapons.

Please look out for additional communications from AIPAC detailing our evaluation of the deal and outlining our subsequent course of action in the days and weeks ahead.

Thank you for your dedicated work on this critical issue. I will be in touch soon.

Sincerely,

Robert A. Cohen
AIPAC President