SIGN: No war with Iran

Congress must stop Donald Trump and John Bolton from starting a war with Iran.

Dear MoveOn member,

The Trump administration is laying the groundwork for war with Iran. Led by Iraq War architect John Bolton, the U.S. has sabotaged the Iran nuclear deal, imposed extreme sanctions that punish ordinary Iranians, and has now presented a plan for military action, which includes reportedly drafting plans to send over 100,000 troops to the region.¹

War with Iran is not the answer! Sign the petition to support peace and diplomacy to solve any issues with sovereign nations, not death and destruction.

Congress must stop Donald Trump and John Bolton from starting a war with Iran. Go on the record that Congress has not authorized and will not support a war of choice with Iran, and that the U.S. should hold up its end of the Iran nuclear deal by ending inhumane sanctions.

On Sunday night, Bolton threatened Iran with "unrelenting force," bragging about an aircraft carrier and bomber task force en route to the Persian Gulf.² Rather than pose a check on this reckless escalation, Sen. Marco Rubio decided to pile on by warning that the U.S. would hold Iran directly responsible for the actions of any Shia groups in the region.³

Add your name: Tell Congress you do not support war with Iran.

There are three steps Congress can take to prevent war with Iran:

1. Clarify that Trump does not have congressional authorization for a disastrous war of choice with Iran. As tensions rise, this becomes all the more important.
2. Repeal the broad 2001 war authorization that Trump officials have reportedly considered using as grounds for attacking Iran.
3. Support returning the U.S. to compliance with the Iran nuclear deal by halting punishing sanctions and preventing further nuclear escalation.

It's time to act before it's too late.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

–Jamal Abdi, National Iranian American Council

Sources:

1. "White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War," The New York Times, May 13, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/65540?t=11&akid=234198%2E10220574%2EyKsFxF

2. "It's John Bolton's world. Trump is just living in it," Los Angeles Times, May 14, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/65544?t=13&akid=234198%2E10220574%2EyKsFxF

3. "Citing Iranian Threat, U.S. Sends Carrier Group and Bombers to Persian Gulf," The New York Times, May 5, 2019
https://act.moveon.org/go/65545?t=15&akid=234198%2E10220574%2EyKsFxF

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