WASHINGTON. — House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul issued the following statement this week ahead of the lapse of the U.N. embargo on Iranian missiles and long-range drones.
According to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, also known as the JCPOA, all UN restrictions on Iran's ability to obtain drone and missiles ended on October 18, known as 'Transition Day.'
Congress was busy working to elect a new House Speaker on Wednesday. They are still working on that effort.
According to Representative McCaul, "as a result, Iran's own firepower will now increase and it will be easier for the country to send ballistic missiles to its dangerous terror proxy organizations and other nations hostile to the U.S. - including Russia."