Pro-diplomacy groups representing millions of American voters urge lawmakers to publicly articulate and support the following principles with respect to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that verifiably blocks each of Iran’s pathways to a nuclear weapon and created a much-needed diplomatic relationship between Iran, the United States, and U.S. allies:
Support for the JCPOA and returning the United States to compliance with the agreement;
Opposition to sanctions that:
- disrupt any party’s implementation of the JCPOA;
- prevent the United States from coming back into compliance with the JCPOA in the future;
- disproportionately impact Iranian civilians rather than regime officials engaged in illicit or destabilizing activities;
- block necessary humanitarian and medical supplies from reaching the country;
- support for good faith diplomacy toward additional agreements as the preferred basis for addressing further concerns about Iranian activity; and
- opposition to starting a war of choice with Iran.
About Face: Veterans Against the War American College of National Security Leaders American Family Voices Americans for Peace Now Arab American Institute Arms Control Association Beyond the Bomb Brave New Films Center for American Progress Center for International Policy Citizens for Global Solutions Common Defense Council for a Livable World CREDO Action Daily Kos Demand Progress Federation of American Scientists Foreign Policy for America Franciscan Action Network Friends Committee on National Legislation Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Global Security Institute Global Zero Indivisible International Civil Society Action Network J Street Jewish Voice for Peace Just Foreign Policy MoveOn National Iranian American Council Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Open Society Policy Center Pax Christi International Peace Action Peace Corps Iran Association Physicians for Social Responsibility Ploughshares Fund RootsAction.org Sojourners T’ruah The United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society Truman National Security Project U.S. Labor Against the War Union of Concerned Scientists United Church of Christ United for Peace and Justice Veterans For Peace VoteVets Win Without War Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND)
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