House Intel Committee Chairman worried about bad deal on Iran
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, says Congress should pass further sanctions on Iran.
WASHINGTON — The Republican Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence says that the current proposal presented by the P5+1 countries to Iran “gives too much too fast, and I think that we should vote for another round of sanctions.”
In an exclusive telephone interview with Al-Monitor, Rep. Mike Rogers, who represents Michigan’s eighth district, said he is worried that the current proposal, which includes some sanctions relief to Iran, has alienated members of Congress in both parties, as well as US allies Israel and Saudi Arabia.
With further sanctions, Rogers said, members of Congress and US allies in the region skeptical of the negotiations would “be more likely to support an effort to try to get a deal.”
US President Barack Obama today asked members of Congress to hold off on further sanctions on Iran while the P5+1 countries pursue a nuclear agreement with Iran. Negotiators will meet in Geneva on November 20 for the next round of talks.
