RJC Statement on US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding: Trust President Trump

Washington, DC - The Republican Jewish Coalition released the following statement on the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding.

RJC National Chairman Senator Norm Coleman and CEO Matt Brooks said:

President Donald J. Trump has advanced American interests in the Middle East like no President before him. In Operation Midnight Hammer and Operation Epic Fury, he did what every President since 1979 failed to do: obliterated the Iranian regime's nuclear enrichment capability, degraded its missiles and drones, crippled its navy and air force, and eliminated commanders with American blood on their hands. An Iran without a nuclear weapon makes for a secure America, a safer Israel, and provides the opportunity for true peace in the Middle East. This is a generational achievement that protects our troops, allies, and American security for decades to come.

This is the same President who moved the US embassy to Jerusalem, delivered the Abraham Accords peace agreements, tore up Obama's disastrous JCPOA, ended the war in Gaza and brought all of the hostages home.

President Trump has earned the trust of the Jewish community as he and his team work toward a final agreement. The MOU envisions a horizon of economic stability for the United States, the region, and the world, as well as the cessation of hostilities. This provides an opportunity for potential new pathways to greater peace by way of expansion of the Abraham Accords.

The MOU will be judged on concrete, verifiable Iranian actions. We remain deeply skeptical that the Islamic Republic has a genuine interest in peace or will abandon its Islamist, hegemonic, malign ambitions in the region. The Iranian regime has spent 47 years promising "Death to America" and "Death to Israel", and meaning it.

A final deal must avoid the flaws that doomed Obama's JCPOA and hold the line: zero enrichment, highly enriched uranium stockpile removed, anytime-anywhere inspections, no sunset clauses, binding limits on missiles and drones, and an end to spreading terrorism.

Importantly, President Trump has vowed to strike again if the Iranian regime cheats and does not fulfill its obligations in the final agreement.

It is now up to Iran if they truly want peace. The Islamic Republic's behavior and choices will determine if this deal is successful.

We take the President at his word and trust him to finish the job in the best interests of the United States and our allies in the region.