[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4682]
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  SA 3005. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the resolution S. Res. 81, calling on the United Kingdom, 
France, and Germany (E3) to initiate the snapback of sanctions on Iran 
under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015); which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations; as follows:

       Strike the preamble and insert the following:
       Whereas, on June 22, 2025, the United States launched a 
     series of strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities using B-
     2 stealth bombers and an Ohio-class submarine;
       Whereas, on June 23, 2025, Iran retaliated by launching 14 
     ballistic missiles at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest 
     United States military base in the region;
       Whereas United States strikes on Iran risk Iranian 
     decisionmakers concluding that a nuclear weapon is needed to 
     serve as a deterrent to further attacks;
       Whereas sanctions are regularly ineffective at altering an 
     adversary's behavior in a manner favorable to United States 
     interests;
       Whereas sanctions are frequently devastating to the well-
     being of the civilian population and strategically 
     counterproductive, rallying the civilian population behind 
     the government in opposition to foreign interference; and
       Whereas ongoing United States-Iran tensions risk further 
     military escalation and divert finite United States resources 
     from other pressing domestic and international concerns: Now, 
     therefore, be it
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