U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Brian Hook repeatedly dodges question about administration's authority to launch military action against Iran under 2001 AUMF: 'We will do everything that we are required to do.'
President Donald Trump's Iran policy is ultimately aimed at bringing Tehran to the negotiating table, the U.S. special envoy for Iran testified Wednesday as lawmakers demanded clarity about the administration's strategy in the Middle East.
"No one should be uncertain about our desire for peace or our readiness to normalize relations should we reach a comprehensive deal," Brian Hook told the House Committee on Foreign Affairs."We have put the possibility of a much brighter future on the table for the Iranian people."The Trump administration withdrew from the nuclear deal negotiated with Iran under President Barack Obama and began imposing layers of punishing sanctions on Tehran that have strangled its economy.
"Rather than force Iran back to the negotiating table, the administration's policy is increasing the chances of miscalculation, which then would bring the United States and Iran closer to a military conflict," said Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch of Florida, who chairs the House panel.
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