US appoints coordinator to implement Iran nuclear accord after GOP failure
US Secretary of State John Kerry has appointed a lead coordinator for implementing the Iran nuclear agreement, after Republicans failed to block the accord by the end of Congress’ 60-day review period.
Kerry announced in a statement that Stephen Mull, a former ambassador to Poland, will be charged with working to ensure measures laid out in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action are implemented and verified.
Mull recently left his post in Poland and is a career foreign-service officer.
“Steve will lead the inter-agency effort to ensure that the nuclear steps Iran committed to in the JCPOA are fully implemented and verified, and that we and our partners are taking reciprocal action on sanctions, following the nuclear steps,” Kerry said.
The former ambassador’s appointment is part of Washington’s efforts to build a team to enforce the agreement after congressional Republicans failed to pass a resolution of disapproval against the nuclear pact on three separate occasions this month.
The Republicans failed once again on Thursday to gather the 60 votes needed to move forward with the resolution rejecting the Iran deal.
Opponents of the Vienna accord appeared to acknowledge defeat ahead of the vote on Thursday, the last day of the congressional review period.
That means in the coming months the United States will work with other countries from the P5+1, Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency to prepare for the deal’s formal implementation.
On July 14, Iran and the P5+1 - the US, Britain, Russia, China, France, and Germany - finalized the text of the JCPOA after months of tough negotiations.
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