House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) is accusing the Obama White House of spreading falsities regarding the Iran nuclear arms deal.
The Republican congressman slammed the administration in a post on his website Friday morning, particularly taking issue with the "baseless claims" the White House has posted to Twitter using the handle @TheIranDeal allegedly to disperse the "the facts" regarding the nuclear agreement that has been blasted by Republicans and criticized by some Democrats.
In the post, Boehner debunks six separate tweets posted on the account since its creation Tuesday regarding the stipulations of the agreement and the concessions made to Iran.
Citing evidence from various news sources, Boehner dismantles the administration’s assurances regarding the access inspectors will have to Iranian facilities, the lifting of the arms embargo, and the country’s potential to build a nuclear bomb amid the conditions of the agreement.
"Under the proposed agreement, Iran gains the right to enrich uranium and will have the time and space to build a nuclear bomb," Boehner affirms as "fact."
Finalized in Vienna last week, the nuclear agreement would lift international sanctions on Iran while allowing the country to press on with crucial elements of its nuclear work, research, and development.
President Obama has been desperately defending the deal, which has received criticism from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Washington.
Though Congress has the authority to review the deal, the president has insisted that he will veto any effort by the House and Senate to reject it.
Most recently in an interview with BBC, Obama championed the agreement for "shut[ting] off the pathways for Iran getting a nuclear weapon," insisting later that "we’ve sent a clear message to the Iranians."
Obama also described himself as "confident" that the deal will "stick" in Congress.
Upon the announcement of the deal, Boehner vowed to "do everything" possible to dismantle the "unacceptable" nuclear arms agreement.
"This isn’t about Democrats or Republicans. It’s not a partisan issue at all," Boehner explained. "It’s about right versus wrong."