Sen. Kirk says Obama 'sold out' Israel on nuclear agreement with Iran
US Senator Mark Kirk, one of the key architects of Iran sanctions, says the Obama administration has “sold out” Israel on the nuclear agreement with Iran.
“This agreement condemns the next generation to cleaning up a nuclear war in the Persian Gulf,” Kirk said on WRKO’s Financial Exchange radio program. “It condemns our Israel allies to further conflict with Iran.”
The Illinois Republican stressed that Israel will have no choice but to prepare for “military action against Iran.”
“Tens of thousands of people in the Middle East are gonna lose their lives because of this decision by Barack Hussein Obama,” he said.
Iran and the P5+1 group of countries - the US, the UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany – announced the conclusion of nuclear talks in the Austrian capital, Vienna, on Tuesday.
The US Congress now has 60 days to review the text of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and vote to either approve or disapprove of the text.
The White House has launched a sales pitch to members of Congress who remain skeptical of the nuclear accord with Iran.
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives reportedly has the votes to pass a resolution, but in the Senate, Republicans would need support from a half a dozen Democrats in order to guarantee a veto-proof majority.
President Obama has said he would veto any legislation that seeks to block the implementation of nuclear agreement.
Sen. Kirk said Obama was trying to make this a “viciously partisan issue,” making it difficult to pass a resolution. “He will ask the Democrats all to stand with Iran and make sure that we can’t get two-thirds majorities in the House and Senate.”
The senator said he believed the only reason Obama agreed to a congressional review of the nuclear accord in the first place was because he “wants…to get nukes to Iran.”
Meanwhile, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) called on US lawmakers to reject the conclusion of the nuclear talks.
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