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| https://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=6208a31a-03a9-43b2-a6f4-409b9452e70b | COCHRAN OPPOSES IRAN NUCLEAR AGREEMENT | 2015-09-10 | 2015 | 2015-09 | Republican | House | MS | Thad Cochran | C000567 | www.cochran.senate.gov | legacy | Video Link to Cochran Remarks: http://bit.ly/1JYUbJZ WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today declared his opposition to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the flawed international agreement reached by the Obama administration that will allow the Islamic Republic of Iran to maintain some nuclear capabilities while having economic sanctions lifted. Cochran, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on Defense, announced his opposition as the Senate debated a Resolution of Disapproval on the agreement. The agreement falls woefully short of the international goal to improve global security by stopping Irans nuclear weapons ambitions, Cochran said. This agreement is an issue of long-term significance. Our country and our allies will be forced to deal with the repercussions of a strengthened Iran for the foreseeable future. This agreement is a bad deal for us and our allies, and I will not support it, he said. The following is the full text of Cochrans remarks: Mr. President, I will support the Resolution of Disapproval of the Comprehensive Plan of Action negotiated by the Obama administration with the Islamic Republic of Iran. The agreement falls woefully short of the international goal to improve global security by stopping Irans nuclear weapons ambitions. The American people and Congress were promised an inspections regime providing anywhere, anytime access to facilities where tests were conducted. Instead, Iran can delay access to facilities for up to 24 days. This is inconsistent with the Obama administrations claims that no part of this agreement is based on trusting Iran at its word. A credible agreement would include stronger verification measures to ensure that the Iranians play by the rules, particularly given that governments well-documented efforts to conceal its nuclear activities and ambitions. We are also concerned about the consequences of lifting the economic sanctions that forced Iran to the negotiating table. This agreement is an issue of long-term significance. Our country and our allies will be forced to deal with the repercussions of a strengthened Iran for the foreseeable future. This agreement is a bad deal for us and our allies, and I will not support it. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |