Ricketts Discusses Importance of Snapback Sanctions Against Iran with U.N. Ambassador Nominee Michael Waltz

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed the importance of our allies enacting snapback sanctions against Iran with Michael Waltz, nominee for Ambassador to the United Nations.

“It’s absolutely critical that the E3 do those snapback sanctions.  Will you [Waltz] commit to working with them to push them to get that snapback in place?” said Ricketts.  “One of the things that Iran always says is that they want this program for peaceful means, yet there’s no reason they need an enrichment program.  23 other nations have nuclear power without enrichment facilities.  The only way we can ensure they don’t have a nuclear program, is if they don’t have any enrichment facilities.”

Ricketts also discussed anti-Semitism at the United Nations.

“You mentioned in your opening remarks the anti-Semitism that is rampant in the United Nations.  You gave the statistic that there were more resolutions targeting Israel than all other nations combined—by double,” said Ricketts.  “I have seen nothing from the U.N. calling on Hamas to surrender.  That is exactly how this conflict would end.  The people in Gaza would be able to start looking for a better way of life once that terrorist organization surrenders.”

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The hearing considered the nominations of John Arrigo, to be Ambassador to Portugal; Christine Toretti, to be Ambassador to Sweden; and Michael Waltz, to be Ambassador to the United Nations.