US Senator Richard Blumenthal (Democrat, Connecticut) said Thursday that the Senate will not approve the emerging US-Iran agreement, according to a statement posted on social media. Blumenthal described the reported terms as 'unconditional surrender' — not by Iran, but by the United States — warning that over $300 billion in economic benefit for Iran, sanctions removal, and unrestricted oil sales are exchanged for vague nuclear promises.
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) declared on Thursday morning that the Senate will not approve the reported US-Iran agreement, labeling the emerging terms 'unconditional surrender' by Washington. According to a statement posted on social media and relayed by a Middle East-focused Telegram news feed, Blumenthal warned that the deal would provide Iran with over $300 billion in economic relief — including sanctions removal and unrestricted oil exports — in exchange for vague and unenforceable promises regarding its nuclear program.
Blumenthal emphasized that any agreement resembling the one reportedly under negotiation would be blocked in the Senate. 'To be binding, it must be approved here,' he stated, pointing to the Senate's constitutional role in ratifying treaties.
This marks the latest Democratic senator to break publicly with the reported deal. Earlier Thursday, Senator Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) called the emerging agreement a 'complete surrender.' The criticism follows days of bipartisan warnings from figures across the political spectrum, including former Vice President Mike Pence and Israeli analysts, who have questioned the strategic logic of sanctions relief without verifiable nuclear dismantlement. The White House and the Trump administration have not formally confirmed the terms Blumenthal and other critics describe.
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