The American Jewish Committee released a statement last week on the planned negotiations between Iran and the United States, stating that while “action is largely overdue,” any future negotiations or deals must address the “fundamental flaws” present in the previous Iran nuclear deal signed by then-President Barack Obama.
“American Jewish Committee is monitoring the planned negotiations between Iran and the United States related to the Iranian regime’s rapidly advancing nuclear program,” read the statement. “The regime’s behavior since the deal’s conclusion, including providing the financial, political, and military support necessary for Hamas to carry out the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre and its launch of hundreds of missiles at Israel, has only reinforced our concerns.”
AJC, which opposed the nuclear deal in 2015, strongly supports U.S. President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, as well as the Trump administration’s goal of dismantling Iran’s nuclear program.
“The Iranian regime is not only on the brink of nuclear-weapons capability but is also developing the means to deliver them,” read the statement. “The regime has the most extensive inventory of ballistic missiles in the region, and its work on space launch vehicles would allow it to produce intercontinental ballistic missiles.”
“A nuclear-tipped Iranian missile could soon threaten the Middle East, Europe, and the U.S.,” it added.
AJC added that “any diplomatic process with the Iranian regime must be conducted in coordination with Iran’s regional neighbors, including Israel.”
