140 lawmakers to Biden: Take 'comprehensive' approach to Iran

• Date: 11 March 2021
• Published date: 11 March 2021
• Author: Elad Benari

"As the Biden administration considers negotiations with Iran, we write to express our bipartisan and shared view that we must seek an agreement or set of agreements with Iran that are comprehensive in nature to address the full range of threats that Iran poses to the region," the lawmakers wrote in a letter sent on Tuesday to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and quoted by The Hill.

"As Democrats and Republicans from across the political spectrum, we are united in preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon and addressing the wide range of illicit Iranian behavior," they added.

The letter, which was organized by Reps. Anthony Brown (D-MD) and Michael Waltz (R-FL), is signed by 70 Democrats and 70 Republicans.

The acknowledged that differences of opinion continue to exist about "what the parameters of a final deal should entail and the process by which it is reached," but added there is a "bipartisan consensus" on several issues.

"Three core tenets - their nuclear program, their ballistic missile program, and their funding of terrorism - must be addressed from the...