{"id":2116275,"date":"2023-12-05T12:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-push-bill-to-block-iran-nuclear-deal-until-tehran-severs-ties-with-china\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T12:34:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:34:28","slug":"gop-senators-push-bill-to-block-iran-nuclear-deal-until-tehran-severs-ties-with-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-push-bill-to-block-iran-nuclear-deal-until-tehran-severs-ties-with-china\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Senators want to pass a bill to halt Iran nuclear deal until it cuts ties with China"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-senators-push-bill-to-block-iran-nuclear-deal-until-tehran-severs-ties-with-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2116275&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A\u2064 Group of\u2062 Republican Senators Push for Stronger Stance on China and Iran<\/h2>\n<p>A \u200bgroup of Republican senators is urging President Joe Biden to \u200btake\u200d a more assertive approach towards China and Iran. They have \u2063introduced legislation called \u2063the Iran China\u200c Accountability Act, which aims to create a divide between\u2062 the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the charge is Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), along with seven other \u200cGOP co-sponsors including Sens. Kevin Cramer\u200d and \u2062John Hoeven\u200b of North Dakota, \u2062Ted Cruz of Texas, Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, Marco Rubio and Rick \u200dScott of Florida, and Thom Tillis \u200cof North\u200b Carolina. \u2064The bill would prevent Iran\u2064 from \u200centering \u2064into a new nuclear deal \u2064with the United States unless it distances itself from Beijing.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIran would love nothing more \u2064than to\u2062 enter into another nuclear\u200c deal that\u200b props up their terrorist activity \u2063and also \u200bbenefits their fellow New Axis of \u200bEvil \u200bpartner \u2014 Communist China,\u201d Blackburn stated. \u201cAs Iran and the CCP commit \u200cegregious\u2063 human rights\u2063 abuses\u2063 against their own citizens\u200c and Iran-backed\u2062 Hamas\u2064 enacts horrific \u200cviolence against Israel, it\u200b has \u200dbecome \u200bincreasingly critical that the Biden\u2063 administration holds the Iranian regime fully accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere must be no nuclear deal until we can ensure our national security interests are protected,\u201d\u2062 she emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Iran China\u200c Accountability Act \u2062has been \u200cintroduced by Republican lawmakers to \u200dthe House or \u2063Senate every year since 2021. It\u200c has\u2063 gained renewed support \u2063from GOP lawmakers following the recent terror attack by Hamas, an \u200cIranian-backed group, on\u200d Israel.<\/p>\n<p>This legislation would require a two-thirds majority in\u200c the Senate to approve any new nuclear deal. \u200dIt would\u200c also freeze a nuclear deal unless Iran and China meet certain benchmarks, such as terminating security and\u2063 military partnerships between the two countries and \u200bChina releasing imprisoned Uyghurs. Iran would also\u200b need to provide verification of the destruction of all \u2064chemical weapons and related infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The bill also condemns the terror group Hamas for its attacks on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Striking \u200da new nuclear deal with Iran has been a key foreign policy \u2062objective for the Biden administration. However, Israel has\u2062 expressed\u200d concerns and opposition\u200d to such a\u2062 deal. The\u200c Senate recently confirmed Jack Lew, the \u200darchitect of the\u200d Iran \u2062nuclear deal, as the\u2062 preferred diplomat\u2062 to handle \u200bU.S. relations with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Washington agreed to a prisoner swap with Tehran, which\u200b included the release of\u200d $6\u200d billion in frozen Iranian oil money. However, the House passed a bill last week with bipartisan\u2062 support to \u200dfreeze those funds, \u2063potentially posing a setback for \u200dthe White House and its goals with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>In August, a group \u2062of 26 Republican senators warned the \u2062White House against \u2063bypassing Congress \u200din any new nuclear\u2062 deal with Iran. They expressed \u200cconcerns about \u2064financially compensating Iran \u2063for its malign behavior.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO \u2063GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u2064does the \u200bproposed legislation by Republican \u2062senators \u200baim to hold Iran and China accountable for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-like-the-good-old-days-joe-biden-invades-syria-with-convoy-of-us-troops-and-choppers-on-first-full-day-as-president\/\" title=\"Just Like the Good Old Days: Joe Biden Invades Syria with Convoy of US Troops and Choppers on First Full Day as President\">human rights abuses<\/a> and support\u200c for terrorism?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Kquote><\/p>\n<p>The proposed legislation by the Republican senators aims to put pressure on both Iran and China by linking their actions and holding them accountable for their human \u200drights abuses \u2064and support for terrorism. It seeks to prevent \u200dIran from reaping any benefits from a new nuclear deal with the United States unless it\u2062 distances itself from\u2062 Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Blackburn\u2062 highlighted the concerns regarding Iran&#8217;s desire \u200cto enter into another\u2064 nuclear deal that would support their \u200dterrorist\u2062 activities and strengthen their ties with China. She emphasized the need for the Biden administration to \u200chold the \u200bIranian regime accountable for their human rights abuses and support for Hamas&#8217; violence against Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the\u200b senators argue that any new nuclear deal with Iran must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-funding-request-includes-75b-for-ukraine-and-israel\/\" title=\"Biden seeks B for Ukraine and Israel in funding request.\">prioritize national security interests<\/a> and \u200bensure that there are appropriate \u200bsafeguards in place. The proposed legislation reflects\u200c a growing sentiment\u2064 among\u200d Republican lawmakers that the United\u2063 States \u200cshould adopt a tougher stance against China and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s rising influence and aggressive \u200cactions in various domains, such as trade, economic competition,\u200d and human rights, have drawn significant \u200dattention. Many lawmakers view China as a strategic competitor and are concerned about its violations of human rights, intellectual property theft, and\u2062 unfair trade practices.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican senators&#8217; push for a\u200d stronger\u200c stance on China is in line\u2064 with the broader bipartisan sentiment\u200c in Congress. There \u200cis\u200c a growing consensus that the United States needs to address China&#8217;s \u200bassertiveness and protect U.S. national security\u2064 interests. This includes safeguarding technology and innovation,\u200c defending\u2063 human rights,\u2064 and countering China&#8217;s aggressive behavior in\u2062 the Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed legislation,\u2062 if passed, would likely have significant \u2064implications\u200b for U.S. foreign \u2062policy towards China and Iran. It would signal a shift towards a more assertive\u200d approach and reinforce the message \u200bthat human rights and national security interests are top \u200bpriorities for the United\u200d States.<\/p>\n<p>However, it remains to be seen how the Biden administration will respond to this push for a stronger stance on China\u200b and Iran. The administration \u2062has expressed a desire \u2064to take a more multilateral approach and \u200bengage \u2063with allies in addressing these challenges. Finding a \u2063balance between holding China and Iran accountable while maintaining diplomatic relationships and addressing \u200bglobal issues will be a complex task.<\/p>\n<p>As the proposed legislation moves through Congress, it will likely face\u2062 debates and discussions \u2062on the best approach to deal with China and Iran&#8217;s actions. Bipartisan cooperation and willingness to find common ground will be crucial in adopting an effective and \u200brobust policy \u200cthat ensures \u200cU.S. national security\u2064 interests are protected while upholding democratic values and human rights.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the group of Republican senators pushing for a stronger stance on China and Iran through the introduction of the Iran\u200c China Accountability Act reflects the growing concerns about these countries&#8217; actions and their impact on \u200bU.S. interests.\u2063 The proposed legislation underscores the need for the\u200d Biden administration to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/human-rights-watch-olympics-sponsors-must-pressure-china-to-stop-atrocities\/\" title=\"Human Rights Watch: Olympics Sponsors Must Pressure China to Stop Atrocities\">address human rights abuses<\/a> and terrorism support while creating a clear divide between Iran and China. The outcome of these efforts will shape U.S. foreign\u2063 policy \u2064and have implications\u2064 for global relations with both nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Republican senator group urges President Biden for a tougher stance on China and Iran. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) will introduce the Iran China Accountability Act with eight senators, aiming to create a divide between the two nations. 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