The Iran Sanctions Act Must Be Renewed Now (op-ed)

UANI Advisor for Policy & Washington Outreach Alan Goldsmith: "Deal or no nuclear deal, Iran continues to threaten the security of the United States and the world. And yet the leading U.S. law dealing with that threat—the law authorizing the sanctions that brought Iran’s economy to its knees and thus made the nuclear deal possible—is set to expire this New Year’s Day. Congress is poised to renew the law, but unfortunately, the Obama administration has not committed to signing the legislation, claiming its other existing legal authorities are sufficient to hold Tehran accountable for its dangerous activities. But the administration is wrong. Congress and the president should act together to extend the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)... Iran is putting America and American lives at risk. Now is not the time to respond by abandoning our longstanding, leading law to address that risk. Now is the time to reauthorize ISA for years to come, strictly enforce the nuclear deal, and push back hard against Iranian violations and aggression in all forms."