Secretary of State John Kerry testified at the House Foreign Affairs committee hearing Tuesday morning that “nothing” in the Iran deal “is based on trust.”
Here are a few excerpts of his testimony dismissing the notion of trusting Iran:
KERRY: “Everybody is concerned, which is why this is not based on some element of a dream they are going to change or some element of trust.”
Kerry reiterated his stance:
KERRY: “The agreement is the agreement. That’s why we have been so clear. Mr. Chairman, nothing in this agreement is based on trust. Nothing is based on an expectation of some change of behavior. This agreement is 100 and whatever pages — nine pages — because it’s specific about what is expected of whom.”
Republican Rep. Steve Chabot of Ohio asked Kerry on whether “the American people should trust the administration now on this deal?”
KERRY: “We’re not asking them to trust but we’re asking them to read the deal and look at the deal and at the components. Like I said many times, nothing in this deal is built on trust. Nothing. It’s on very specific steps that have to be taken. For instance, Iran gets zero relief from the sanctions until Iran has implemented the one-year breakout time…”
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