Rep. Ratcliffe praises U.S. withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal

Rep. Ratcliffe praises U.S. withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal

(ROCKWALL, TX — May 8, 2018) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) issued the following statement on President Trump’s announcement today that the United States will exit the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran: “When President Obama first announced his nuclear agreement with Iran, I made it abundantly clear that I stand adamantly opposed to this bad deal […]

Rep. Ratcliffe votes to support Iranian people against radical regime in Tehran

Rep. Ratcliffe votes to support Iranian people against radical regime in Tehran

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 9, 2018) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) issued the following statement on the House passage of H.Res. 676 in support of the people of Iran: “Today I joined my colleagues in standing with the people of Iran against the oppressive and radical regime in Tehran. We must be adamant and clear that […]

Letter to the Editor — The Strategic Context of Regional Decision-Making: The cases of North Korea and Iran

(ROCKWALL, TX — August 2, 2017) There has been a rising awareness among US citizens in terms of the severity of the operational threat from ballistic missile development ongoing in both Iran and North Korea.  While Iran has, ostensibly, paused in its sprint to a nuclear weapons arsenal, the DPRK continues unabated posing threats to […]

Ratcliffe votes to halt the president’s ransom payments to Iran

(WASHINGTON – Sept. 24, 2016) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) voted this week to permanently prohibit the U.S. from making ransom payments or cash payments to Iran. The Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act (H.R. 5931), which passed in the House, clearly establishes that the Obama administration violated U.S. policy by paying ransom in exchange […]

Rep. John Ratcliffe: Iran cannot be trusted on agreement

WASHINGTONDC (July 14, 2015)  This morning, the Obama administration announced a final agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) released the following statement in response. “All signs point to this deal being a disaster. The president’s arguments to the contrary don’t change the facts: the agreement will give Iran billions in sanctions […]