Congresswoman Tenney Leads Bipartisan Letter Calling for the Full Dismantlement of Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Program
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) and Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) led a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, calling on the Trump administration to ensure that any nuclear deal with Iran permanently dismantles its capacity to enrich uranium. The letter additionally calls for snapback sanctions to be applied if negotiations do not achieve a full dismantlement of Iran’s nuclear program.
The letter was also signed by Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10), Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02), Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10), Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02), Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Rep. Wesley Bell (MO-01), Rep. Eugene Vindman (VA-07), Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Rep. Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Rep. Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Rep. Ted Lieu (CA-36).
“We wholeheartedly agree that Iran must not retain any capacity to enrich uranium or continue advancing its nuclear weapons infrastructure,” wrote the Representatives. “Tehran’s ongoing enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade levels, coupled with its installation of advanced centrifuges, has pushed it to the brink of nuclear breakout—a profoundly alarming threat to regional stability and U.S. national security. These developments underscore the need for any agreement to require the complete dismantlement of Iran’s enrichment capabilities. There is widespread bipartisan support for this requirement, and we appreciate your commitment to this essential cornerstone of any agreement.”
“Should negotiations fail to yield a suitable agreement that completely dismantles Iran’s nuclear enrichment, we urge you to cooperate closely with our E3 allies to promptly invoke the snapback mechanism under U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231,” continued the Representatives. “The Iranian regime must understand that the United States is unwavering in its demand that Iran’s uranium enrichment capability be totally dismantled.”
Read the full text of the letter here.
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