House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) released a video on the one-year anniversary of the Iran nuclear deal laying out the rogue state's pattern of destabilizing behavior and efforts to cheat on the agreement.
President Obama announced the deal's completion on July 14, 2015. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the Iran deal is officially known, was reached between Iran and six nations led by the United States. It was intended to cut off Iran's path to a nuclear weapon in exchange for sanctions relief and billions in payment. Critics said the deal legitimized Iran as a regional power, giving it tens of billions to enhance its military without limiting its nuclear program in the long term.
As recently as this month, intelligence has shown that Iran is still attempting to procure nuclear technology, in violation of the nuclear deal.
The video shows clips of Iran test firing two long-range missiles capable of reaching Israel, firing a rocket within 1,500 yards of a U.S. ship in the Middle East, and capturing 10 American sailors in January.
CENTCOM commander Gen. Joseph Votel voiced his unease about Iran's behavior. Votel testified earlier this year that the country had become "more aggressive" since the nuclear deal was signed.
Among the deal's most vocal opponents is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who spoke before a Joint Session of Congress last year to lambast the agreement as dangerous and unwise.
The House of Representatives passed three pieces of legislation on Iran this week. One of the bills was McCarthy's Iran Accountability Act, which would impose sanctions on Tehran for the regime’s poor human rights record, illicit ballistic missile program, and role as the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.