Nominee for Top Middle East Post Says Admin Insists on Iranian Nuclear Dismantlement

Nominee for top Middle East post says admin insists on Iranian nuclear dismantlement

Joel Rayburn, the Trump administration’s nominee to be assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs, said at his confirmation hearing on Thursday that Iran should not be allowed to continue to enrich uranium in any capacity. Rayburn said in his testimony that he agrees with positions articulated by various administration officials that Iran “does not need and should not have” a domestic nuclear enrichment program or reprocessing capacit…

INTERVIEW: 29 GOP lawmakers explain why they support Trump's moves to dismantle Iran's nuclear program

THE LOWDOWN:House and Senate Republicans sent President Donald Trump an unequivocal message during his first trip abroad: stay the course with his hardline anti-nuclear Iran policy.Twenty-nine House and Senate Republicans exclusively told the Washington Reporter why they signed on to the letters.The RSC’s Vice Chairman, Rep. Ben Cline (R., Va.), told the Reporter that his committee “fully supports the administration’s renewed commitment to a max…

ACT NOW: Demand Congress Dismantle Iran’s Nuclear Program Before It’s Too Late

Iran’s rulers are closer than ever to a nuclear weapon—and every moment Washington hesitates, the danger to America and Israel grows.