Senator Kirk’s statement on P5+1 Talks with Iran
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) released the following statement regarding reports that the United States and its partners offered sanctions relief to Iran in exchange for softened demands:
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“History shows that appeasement is expensive and highly unlikely to succeed with evil regimes like Iran. We have seen this movie before, in North Korea with the same negotiating team – and we saw the results in North Korea’s most recent nuclear test. Â
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“No sanctions relief should be provided to Iran until the regime complies with its international obligations.Â
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“Allowing Iran to resume trade in gold would drive a significant hole through our financial sanctions and undermine our efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.  Instead, we should seek new ways to increase the economic pressure on Iran like cutting off Iranian access to the euro.â€
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