To amend the preamble.

SA 3005. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the resolution S. Res. 81, calling on the United Kingdom,
France, and Germany (E3) to initiate the snapback of sanctions on Iran
under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015); which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations; as follows:

Strike the preamble and insert the following:
Whereas, on June 22, 2025, the United States launched a
series of strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities using B-
2 stealth bombers and an Ohio-class submarine;
Whereas, on June 23, 2025, Iran retaliated by launching 14
ballistic missiles at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest
United States military base in the region;
Whereas United States strikes on Iran risk Iranian
decisionmakers concluding that a nuclear weapon is needed to
serve as a deterrent to further attacks;
Whereas sanctions are regularly ineffective at altering an
adversary's behavior in a manner favorable to United States
interests;
Whereas sanctions are frequently devastating to the well-
being of the civilian population and strategically
counterproductive, rallying the civilian population behind
the government in opposition to foreign interference; and
Whereas ongoing United States-Iran tensions risk further
military escalation and divert finite United States resources
from other pressing domestic and international concerns: Now,
therefore, be it
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