US Should Abandon JCPOA Talks, Lawmaker Says

The Biden administration should withdraw from nuclear negotiations with Iran after DOJ charged an Iranian military official in a plot to assassinate John Bolton, a former U.S. national security adviser, Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said. “The latest ‘deal’ reportedly includes significant concessions on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) probe of Iran’s past nuclear work and [Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] sanctions,” McCaul said in Aug. 14 statement. “Between these dangerous proposals and the mounting evidence of Iran’s terrorist activity on U.S. soil, I urge the administration to finally withdraw from talks and shift its focus to compelling Iran to stop its malign activities.” A State Department spokesperson didn't comment. McCaul previously has urged the administration to abandon any attempts at returning to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (see 2208040012).