The letter represents a more pointed rebuke of Biden’s commitment to reenter the deal that former President Trump
“The current sanctions in place provide your Administration with an enormous amount of leverage over the Iranian regime, and they should be used as a tool to address all aspects of Iran’s destabilizing behavior,” the senators wrote.
The Trump administration put in place an estimated 1,500 sanctions following its exit from the deal, reimposing sanctions targeting Iran’s nuclear activities that were lifted as part of the agreement. It levied further sanctions against Iran’s military, financial and oil sectors under the authorities of addressing terrorist activities.