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CAPITO, COLLEAGUES DEMAND ANSWERS FROM BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ON LATEST IRAN SANCTIONS WAIVER

Press Release

Date: Dec. 1, 2023
Location: Charleston, W.Va.
Issues: Foreign Affairs

"A strong signal of deterrence--utilizing military, economic, and diplomatic tools--is needed if we want to stop the attacks against U.S. personnel and prevent the war in Gaza from expanding into a protracted regional conflict. Unfortunately, the administration's military and economic responses to Iran and its proxies have not only been disproportionate, they appear to be completely disjointed.

We therefore request that your departments provide us with a classified assessment on the administration's plan to deter Iranian aggression and prevent the escalation of conflict in the Middle East. This assessment should include an estimation of how Iran has already leveraged--and could in the future leverage--against U.S. persons and interests the tens of billions in assets it now has access to due to your administration's use of U.S. sanctions waivers and is to be provided in a member or staff-level briefing no later than December 7, 2023."


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