US Senator: Intensification of Iran Sanctions Has Sufficient Support in the New Congress

One of the US senators stated that the bill to intensify sanctions on Iran has enough support in the new Congress of the United States that President Barack Obama will not be able to veto it. Marco Rubio said on Wednesday, January 1, in an interview with NPR that, "I think we have a strong majority [in the next Congress] to pass additional sanctions against Iran, a majority that will not allow a veto and will require the government to consult with Congress regarding any agreement it may have with Iran." According to AFP, when Senator Rubio was asked whether he would still vote for intensifying sanctions against Iran even if the agreement with Iran were at risk, he answered positively. Rubio stated, "I agree because I do not think that an agreement with Iran will ultimately happen." Previously, Republican Senator Mark Kirk emphasized that voting on the bill to intensify sanctions against Iran is among the top priorities of the next US Congress, which is predominantly Republican. However, Kirk believes that this bill even has sufficient support from Democrats. Meanwhile, Senator Marco Rubio has raised the issue of obliging the Obama administration to seek Congress's approval for any potential agreement with Iran. According to Rubio, many US senators support passing a bill that emphasizes that any potential agreement with Iran must be approved by Congress, and if for any reason an agreement with Iran does not materialize, sanctions should be intensified. The Obama administration currently opposes intensifying sanctions on Tehran while nuclear negotiations with Iran are ongoing, and US State Department officials have had numerous discussions with Congress members regarding this matter. Iran and the P5+1 group, consisting of the US, UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany, are currently in the midst of extensive nuclear negotiations, which will continue for six months. In this context, Rouhani emphasized: "We will remove the sanctions from the path of the Iranian people." Obama defended US foreign policy towards Iran, Russia, and Cuba. Zarif expressed regret over "efforts in the US and Europe to strengthen sanctions." Supporters of sanctions against Iran in Congress are working to counter Obama's veto. The changing battlefield of "proxies"; war against the people in the streets of Iran. The first paragraph; the responsibility of opponents and the possibility of radicalizing Iranian society. The death of the last Mossad representative in Tehran amid the Iran crisis. Two weeks after a complete blackout, the time for reconnecting the internet in Iran is still "uncertain." The shadow of war over Tehran; "Trump is seeking decisive military options against Iran." Trump says if the Islamic Republic attempts to assassinate him, it will be "wiped off the face of the earth." A senior US official: The Trump administration is closely monitoring the case of Reza Valizadeh. The Islamic Republic announced the number of deaths in the protests of December as "three thousand and 117 people."