The Iranian threat, the next challenge of the future US president (op-ed)

UANI Chairman Joseph Lieberman: "As America enters the home stretch of our 2016 presidential campaign, the world is watching.  From ISIS to Russia to North Korea and beyond, the current challenges of international affairs naturally raise the world's interest in who the next President of the United States will be.  We must have a leader who can manage and meet the global challenges we all face, with our allies. In my opinion, the most dangerous of the threats facing the world continues to be Iran.  The nuclear deal the members of the P5+1, including France and the United States, negotiated with Iran is now being undermined by Iran. Under the agreement, Iran has recouped tens of billions of dollars in frozen assets.  Rather than using this enormous amount of money to improve the lives of their citizens, regime leaders are using it to fulfill their extremist and hegemonic ambitions.  For example, Article 22 of Iran's 2016-2017 budget has earmarked the $1.7 billion in cash received from the United States-a ransom payment to secure the release of American hostages-for defense spending.  Billions more will surely go to supporting the deadly presence in Syria of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hezbollah... The next American President must act, and act promptly-hopefully with our allies-to hold Iran accountable for its reckless and belligerent behavior by intensively monitoring the nuclear agreement and enforcing continuing sanctions against Iran for supporting terrorism and suppressing human rights for the future protection of the people of Iran, and for the freedom, security, and prosperity of the United States, and of our allies, including France is on the line."