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July 14, 2015
Arkansas' Republican congressional delegation is roundly criticizing a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, with freshman Sen. Tom Cotton calling the agreement a "grievous, dangerous mistake."

July 14, 2015
The agreement early Tuesday between the United States and Iran over nuclear weapons and economic sanctions put foreign policy back into the political debate and drew a strong rebuke from the state’s congressional delegation.

July 14, 2015
Arkansas' all-Republican congressional delegation roundly criticized a nuclear deal announced Tuesday between Iran and world powers, with freshman U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton calling it a "grievous, dangerous mistake."

July 14, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) issued the following statement Tuesday (July 14) in response to the Iran Nuclear Deal announced early Tuesday in Vienna, Austria.

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Mural Iran
June 15, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman issued the following statement upon passage of H.Res. 233, which calls for the immediate release of three Americans currently being detained by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Congressman Bruce Westerman appearing on Capitol View
April 19, 2015
U.S. Reps. Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) and French Hill (R-Little Rock) appeared together Sunday, April 19, on Capitol View, a public affairs show that airs on NBC television stations across Arkansas. Topics discussed during the joint interview included the representatives' first 100 days in the 114th Congress, balancing the budget, the "Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015," as well as constituent services.

April 2, 2015
A general agreement announced Thursday by the United States and other world powers to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons was sharply criticized by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who has emerged as a leading critic of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy strategies.

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
April 2, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama's announcement of a deal with Iran over its nuclear program.

March 3, 2015
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was praised Tuesday by the entire Arkansas delegation for delivering a clear and compelling case for drawing a hard line against Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, March 3, 2015.
March 3, 2015
Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) issued the following statement following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday (March 3).