Cruz: Iran Is Our ‚Single Greatest National Security Threat‘ – Senators unimpressed by Iran’s complaints about new sanctions. | Weekly Standard

Cruz: Iran Is Our ‚Single Greatest National Security Threat‘ – Senators unimpressed by Iran’s complaints about new sanctions. | Weekly Standard

Iranian officials are slamming a freshly approved crop of congressional sanctions as a breach of the 2015 nuclear deal and have vowed to take reciprocal measures. But lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are underscoring the need for penalties on Tehran and dismissing the recent rhetoric as par for the course. Ali Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, claimed that the sanctions are unquestionably a violation of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)…