Zionist lobby Group calling on supporters to urge US senators to revoke original Iran deal
As the Biden administration has signaled a possible revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iranian officials have repeatedly rejected the idea of renegotiating the deal, saying it must be preserved in the current format.
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is calling on its supporters to urge US senators to seek a broader nuclear agreement with Iran, media reported on Saturday.
According to a text message cited by Press TV, AIPAC says that Iran is “Israel's and America's greatest threat in the Middle East,” and asks its supporters to convince US lawmakers to sign the Menendez/Graham draft letter that opposes reviving the 2015 agreement in its current form.
“Please urge your senators to sign a bipartisan letter to President Biden... expressing the bipartisan consensus that a nuclear-armed Iran would pose a grave threat to US national security interests and our allies and partners,” said the group.
While this call is not rejecting the idea of reviving the deal, AIPAC has also launched a campaign against the deal itself.
The Senate letter, led by Democrat Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and senior Republican Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), reportedly says that Washington must “reach an agreement that prevents Iran from ever acquiring nuclear weapons and meaningfully constrains its destabilizing activity throughout the Middle East and its ballistic missile program.” It also calls on the Biden administration to consult Israel and the Persian Gulf states - that are not part of the current deal - before engaging in talks with Iran.
“We believe it is critical you consult with our European allies, Israel, and [the Persian] Gulf security partners on a path forward with Iran,” the letter reportedly reads.