Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is not giving up hopes on a bill that would impose additional sanctions on Iran should it fail to comply with an agreement to halt its nuclear weapons program.
“What we should do immediately is pass the Kirk-Menendez bill,” he said Thursday.
The Republican Senate caucus is planning to use every parliamentary trick in the book to push Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to bring the bill to a vote, The Daily Beast reported Thursday.
Cruz said the administration should be doing a lot more, such as issuing a strong threat to use force if necessary.
“The surest way to avoid war is a policy of strength,” said the conservative senator, adding the administration should undo the recent easing of sanctions immediately, not just if Iran fails to comply.
“The threat of a nuclear Iran presents the gravest national security threat to America in the world,” he said.