Cruz: Iran doesn’t need a civilian nuclear energy program

Cruz: Iran doesn’t need a civilian nuclear energy program

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued on Thursday that Iran does not need a civilian nuclear energy program —a stance that would support a more stringent position on the ongoing nuclear negotiations than members of the Trump administration have outlined. At the same event, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) called for full Iranian “nuclear disarmament,” the latest and most senior congressional Republican to weigh in in favor of that position, as the admini…