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The introductory chapter describes how the Iran nuclear agreement became the most hotly debated foreign policy issues in recent years. Republicans in the Senate even went so far as to write an open letter to Iranian officials to urge them not to assume an agreement would last. It was a shocking act, but it demonstrated the depth of feelings among those who opposed the nuclear deal. All the contenders for the Republican nomination for president in 2016 condemned the agreement and most said they would scrap it immediately if they were elected. For his part, President Obama saw the deal as one of his biggest foreign policy achievements. Hundreds of organizations and thousands of people expressed their support for or opposition to the deal.

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  1. 1.

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    Tom Cotton . 2015. “Cotton and 46 Fellow Senators to Send Open Letter to the Leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” https://www.cotton.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=120 Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  3. 3.

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  4. 4.

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  5. 5.

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  6. 6.

    Ibid.

  7. 7.

    Cotton, Tom. 2015. “As the Iranian Nuclear Talks Drag On, Congress Must Act.” The Wall Street Journal . https://www.wsj.com/articles/tom-cotton-as-the-iranian-nuclear-talks-drag-on-congress-must-act-1422577455 Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  8. 8.

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  9. 9.

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  10. 10.

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  11. 11.

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  12. 12.

    The petition was not acted upon and has been removed from the White House website. It was at https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/file-charges-against-47-us-senators-violation-logan-act-attempting-undermine-nuclear-agreement

  13. 13.

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  14. 14.

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  15. 15.

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  16. 16.

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  17. 17.

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  18. 18.

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  19. 19.

    Bush, Jeb . 2015. “Jeb Bush on the Obama Administration’s Nuclear Deal with Iran.” https://jeb2016.com/statementdealwithiran/?lang=en Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  20. 20.

    Huckabee, Mike . 2015. “Huckabee Blasts Iran Deal, Calls to Topple the Iranian Regime.” http://www.mikehuckabee.com/blogs?ID=85CC1EA9-F7F8-42CC-9B8F-2F3A3E4270E9 Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  21. 21.

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  22. 22.

    Wollner, Adam. 2015. “Now the 2016 Presidential Candidates Are Reacting to the Iran Deal.” National Journal. http://www.nationaljournal.com/2016-elections/iran-deal-republican-presidential-candidates-20150714 Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  23. 23.

    Boehner, John . 2015, July 14. “Speaker Boehner Statement on Iran Nuclear Agreement.” http://www.speaker.gov/press-release/speaker-boehner-statement-iran-nuclear-agreement Accessed on (6/17/17).

  24. 24.

    Ibid.

  25. 25.

    VOA News. 2015. “US Presidential Candidates React to Iran Deal.” http://www.voanews.com/content/us-presidential-candidates-on-iran/2860693.html Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  26. 26.

    Pataki, George. 2015. “Governor Pataki Statement on Iran Nuclear Deal.” http://georgepataki.com/news/campaign-news/governor-pataki-statement-iran-nuclear-deal/ Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  27. 27.

    Ibid.

  28. 28.

    Lewis, Paul, Sabrina Siddiqui, and Ben Jacobs. 2015. “Republicans Fume Over Iran Nuclear Deal But Hope of Undermining Accord is Slim.” The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/14/republicans-iran-nuclear-deal-reaction Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  29. 29.

    Ibid.

  30. 30.

    Ibid.

  31. 31.

    Adam Wollner. 2016, July 14. “How the 2016 Presidential Candidates Are Reacting to the Iran Deal.” The Atlantic.https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/how-the-2016-presidential-candidates-are-reacting-to-the-iran-deal/436686 Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  32. 32.

    Ibid.

  33. 33.

    Darrel, Rowland. 2015. “Kasich Calls Iran Deal ‘Bogus’.” The Columbus Dispatch. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/07/23/john-kasich-new-hampshire-iran-deal.html Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  34. 34.

    Ibid.

  35. 35.

    Kaplan, Rebecca. 2015. “Carly Fiorina : U.S. Broke Every Rule in Iran Negotiations.” CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/carly-fiorina-u-s-broke-every-rule-in-iran-negotiations/ Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  36. 36.

    Ibid.

  37. 37.

    Giambusso, David. 2015. “Top NJ Lawmakers Express Unease Over Iran Deal.” Politico . http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/top-nj-lawmakers-express-unease-over-iran-deal-120104.html Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  38. 38.

    Perry, Rick . 2015. “Statement by Gov. Perry on Iran Nuclear Deal.” https://rickperry.org/statement-by-gov-perry-on-iran-nuclear-deal Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  39. 39.

    Wollner. Op.cit.

  40. 40.

    Issacs, John. 2015. “GOP on Nuke Treaties: Love ‘em, When Republican Is President.” The Hill . http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/253273-gop-on-nuke-treaties-love-em-when-republican-is-president Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  41. 41.

    Hemmer, Nicole and Tom Switzer. 2015. “Why Republicans Reject the Iran Deal—and All Diplomacy.” The New York Times . https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/26/opinion/why-republicans-reject-the-iran-deal-and-all-diplomacy.html?emc=eta1 Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  42. 42.

    Riechmann, Deb. 2015. “Iran Nuclear Deal Is Done, But Debate in Congress Isn’t Over.” PBS. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/iran-nuclear-deal-done-debate-congress-isnt/ Accessed on (5/25/2017). And Siegel, Josh. 2016. “Nearly a Year Since Nuclear Deal, Tom Cotton Alarmed by ‘Empowerment of Iran’.” The Daily Signal. http://dailysignal.com/2016/06/08/nearly-1-year-since-nuclear-deal-tom-cotton-alarmed-by-empowerment-of-iran/ Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  43. 43.

    No War with Iran. 2015. “Open Letter Urges Congress to Take Path of Diplomacy, Not War.” http://nowarwithiran.org/organizational-letter-iran/ Accessed on (5/25/2017). The list of organizations can be found in Appendix E.

  44. 44.

    Robly. 2015. “Stop Iran Now: Rally Through Strength.” https://www.robly.com/archive?id=73efa9179d5d19c78ecb45d7306f7147 Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  45. 45.

    B’Ayin, Zayin. 2015. “Why Is This ‘Stop Iran Rally’ Website Using a Picture From a Trayvon Martin Protest on Their ‘Donate’ Page?” Heeb. http://heebmagazine.com/why-is-this-stop-iran-rally-website-using-a-picture-from-a-trayvon-martin-protest-on-their-donate-page/55147 Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  46. 46.

    Leyden, Joel. 2015. “15,000 at New York Protest Say No Deal to Iran Nuclear Terror.” Israel News Agency. http://israelnewsagency.com/15000-new-york-protest-no-deal-iran-nuclear-terrorism-jihad-israel-jewish/ Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  47. 47.

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  48. 48.

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  49. 49.

    Martin, Douglas. “Charlie Wilson , Texas Congressman Linked to Foreign Intrigue, Dies at 76.” The New York Times . http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/us/politics/11wilson.html Accessed on (5/25/2017).

  50. 50.

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  51. 51.

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  52. 52.

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  53. 53.

    Wilson traveled frequently overseas and liked to visit Israel. It was there on two occasions that I, being posted to the American embassy in Tel Aviv at the time, got to be his control officer. A control officer is supposed to orchestrate the schedule of the visiting dignitary and escort the visitor to make sure all goes smoothly. “Control” wasn’t quite the right word in Wilson’s case as he always had his own thoughts on how to spend his time. Tom Hanks, in the movie, was a nicer Charlie Wilson than Charlie Wilson was in real life. But at least Wilson was no family-values-professing philanderer and was always an interesting visitor.

  54. 54.

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  57. 57.

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Jett, D.C. (2018). Introduction. In: The Iran Nuclear Deal. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59822-2_1

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