Today, Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah), a member of the House Intelligence Committee and a former Air Force B1 bomber pilot, released the following statement regarding the Iran nuclear agreement:

“This is an incredibly dangerous agreement and Congress must do everything in its power to stop it. In his drive to get a deal at any cost, the president has put us in alignment with the world's foremost sponsor of terror.  In doing so, we have completely abandoned our policy of prohibiting Iran from developing nuclear weapons and instead put forward an agreement that guarantees that they will. In an utter failure of leadership, the president has conceded to Iran on all of the most important issues: anytime/anywhere inspections, the lifting of the arms embargo, and a ban on Iran’s development of ballistic missiles. The deal will also lift sanctions immediately, giving access to more than $100 billion in frozen assets, which the Iranians will certainly use to finance their terrorist activities throughout the world. This is why we are seeing intense opposition to the deal from both Republicans and Democrats, who all understand that the president is being naïve.” 

“Finally, there is a reason this agreement terrifies our closest allies in the region. They have the most to lose. And they understand how dangerous this agreement really is.”