WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Dick Durbin issued the following press release:
After the Trump Administration announced a preliminary deal to end the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) highlighted holes in the framework in a speech on the Senate floor, including those that fail to address critical issues related to Iran's nuclear program and Iran's support for terrorist proxies.
Durbin said, "While I am glad that we might be seeing an end to the hostilities, I am deeply concerned about what might be in that agreement. What was announced was only an end to the fighting, Iran's stranglehold over the Strait of Hormuz, and the U.S. blockade, moves that return us to the status quo before the Preside...