The bill is non-binding, and seemingly is just the latest in a series of congressional bills objecting to President Donald Trump’s policy on Iran, antiwar.com reported.

Trump will almost certainly object to this, as he’s been an opponent of the Iranian nuclear deal from the start.

Specifically, the Iran Diplomacy Act inter alia calls for:

The United States should support efforts to return all sides to not less than full compliance with its commitments under the JCPOA and refrain from threatening US allies with economic penalties, as well as negotiate an interim agreement that provides Iran with tailored, temporary economic relief in exchange for verifiable measures by Iran that reverse its “violations” of the JPCOA.

The United States and the other P5+1 parties should seek out negotiations with Iran, prior to 2023, towards a new agreement that closes off all Iranian paths to a nuclear weapon.

The United States should not seek to “snap back” United Nations Security Council Sanctions as that right should be reserved for current parties to the JCPOA.

The United States should issue waivers for cooperative projects specified in the JCPOA, all of which make it more difficult for Iran to reconstitute activities that pose a proliferation risk.

The United States should create an environment in which financial institutions and entities can make practical use of existing exemptions and mechanisms “allowing for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, and medical devices to Iran,” as well as other humanitarian trade.

Sen. Markey argued that the US pullout from the deal “created a nuclear crisis where none existed,” others argued the US and Iran should both come back to the nuclear deal as originally written.

Iran clearly would be willing to do so, if the US returned to the deal.

Indeed, the big issue with the deal right now is that the US withdrew from the pact and has continued to keep other parties from complying with the terms of the deal.

On January 14, 2020, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom triggered the JCPOA’s Dispute Resolution Mechanism in an attempt to address what they called as Iran’s breaches of the agreement, all of which followed the Trump administration’s unilateral exit from the deal on May 8, 2018.

Prior to that point, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the US intelligence community-verified that Iran had lived up to its end of the agreement – which extended the “breakout time” for a nuclear bomb from a span of weeks to over one year, middletownpress.com reported.

In response to the US move, Tehran has so far rowed back on its nuclear commitments five times in compliance with Articles 26 and 36 of the JCPOA but stressed that its retaliatory measures will be reversible as soon as Europe finds practical ways to shield the mutual trade from the US sanctions.

“Since President Trump took office he has drastically elevated tensions with Iran and brought us to the brink of war. President Trump’s so-called campaign of ‘maximum pressure,’ has resulted only in maximum failure,” said Senator Van Hollen.

“This legislation establishes a clear and cohesive plan to address relations with Iran, deescalate tensions in the region, and bring all sides back into compliance with the agreement to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. In light of President Trump’s abandonment of US global leadership on this issue, the Congress must act.”

The administration’s withdrawal from the JCPOA, followed by inhumane ‘maximum pressure sanctions,’ have created instability in the Middle East, put us on a war footing with Iran, and caused untold human suffering for Iranian people, who now don’t have access to many critical life-saving medicines,” said Hassan El-Tayyab, Legislative Manager for Middle East Policy, FCNL.

“This approach has been a maximum failure and has done little to advance peace, national security, and human rights. The American people want a restrained foreign policy and the onus is on Congress to find a pathway for peace and diplomacy, which is exactly what Senator Markey’s bill attempts to do.”

“President Trump’s Iran policy is a prime example of how he has created new nuclear crises where none existed or where they had successfully been tamed through diplomacy,” said Senator Markey.

“If President Trump is serious about his declaration that ‘Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,’ he should recommit to the agreement which verifiably shut off all of Iran’s pathways to a nuclear bomb and abandon his failed Iran strategy that has brought us to the brink of war, not once but twice.”

“Under the Iran nuclear agreement, we had an effective nuclear deal that restricted its capability to develop nuclear weapons,” said Senator Feinstein. “That agreement was our best chance for peace after decades of hostilities, but President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the agreement increases tensions and has the potential to increase nuclear proliferation. It’s my hope the United States will eventually return to the deal. The policy outlined in this bill would set us on a path to do so and I’m proud to cosponsor it.”

“The Iran nuclear agreement was an enormously important achievement. The Obama administration worked with our international partners to put a lid on Iran’s nuclear program and create the opportunity for further diplomacy with Iran,” said Senator Sanders.

“Trump’s reckless withdrawal from the agreement, which was done against the advice of his own top security officials, undermined American credibility and contributed to the dangerous escalation between our countries that we are witnessing. I am pleased to co-sponsor this bill to send a clear message: we strongly believe that the United States should rejoin that agreement and work with our allies—not against them as Trump is doing—to address a broader set of issues in the region.”

“The United States should work with its allies and partners to peacefully prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, but instead the president has unilaterally withdrawn from a successful nuclear deal, re-imposed sweeping sanctions that have harmed the Iranian people, and risked starting a war with Iran,” said Senator Warren. “I’m glad to cosponsor this bill that puts diplomacy first and rejects another endless war in the Middle East.”

“The Iran nuclear agreement was a historic achievement for US national security and the security of our allies,” said Joe Cirincione, the President of Ploughshares Fund.

The US violation of the agreement initiated the current crisis and brought America and Iran to the brink of war. Returning to the accord and resuming diplomatic negotiations with Iran is essential to preventing a disastrous new war in the Middle East. We applaud the leadership of these Senators and encourage their colleagues to pass the Iran Diplomacy Act as quickly as possible, Cirincione said.

“The JCPOA was a landmark nuclear agreement, and it successfully barred Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon until President Trump tore up the agreement,” said Andrew Albertson, Executive Director, Foreign Policy for America.

“But the good news is that we can still find our way back from the brink. And the solution isn’t to send more American troops to the Middle East – the solution is diplomacy. This legislation recognizes what our allies are shouting at the top of their lungs, but the administration fails to understand: the best way to effectively address our nuclear concerns with Iran is by ensuring all sides are complying with the JCPOA.”

“J Street welcomes the introduction of the Iran Diplomacy Act, a bill that seeks to return all parties to comply with the JCPOA in order to deescalate the current risk of a catastrophic war and again block Iran’s path to a nuclear weapon,” said Dylan Williams, vice president of Government Affairs, J Street.  “This bill would provide a critical off-ramp to the current escalation cycle and should be taken up urgently by the senate.”

“Once again Senator Markey shows his decades-long leadership of protecting Americans from nuclear weapons by introducing important legislation that would get the US back into the successful international Iran agreement, choose diplomacy over a disastrous war and ensure respect for human rights,” commented Paul Kawika Martin the Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at Peace Action.