Lawmakers continue to weigh in on the Memorandum of Understanding the Trump Administration has signed with Iran.
Some of the core tenants of the deal include:
Iran’s reaffirmation that they will not pursue to develop a nuclear weapon, all military operations, including in Lebanon will end, the reopening of the Straight of Hormuz with no tolls for 60 days, and the U.S. will lift the naval blockade and end all sanctions.
It also includes a provision that the U.S. will develop a plan to unfreeze $300 billion of Iran’s assets to go towards reconstruction.
We spoke to West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito, who says it’s good the conflict can come to an end, but is wary that Iran will not stick to the agreement.
“We haven’t been able to trust the Iranians to negotiate fully in truth and I still have the great skepticism as to whether, even with the memorandum of understanding, we can move forward with that. So we’re going to have to have good oversight and good enforcement mechanisms, and I think the President is obviously well aware of that, and has talked about that.”
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Senator Capito says lawmakers were largely left in the dark during negotiations, but now that a deal has been signed, she wants more details, and thinks the issue needs to come before the Senate for debate and for lawmakers to weigh in on it.