and Iran’s unjust imprisonment of innocent United States citizens. (12) On numerous occasions, Iran has violated both the letter and the spirit of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and its related agreements by exceeding the limits of heavy water production, testing ballistic missiles, seeking to acquire potentially illicit materials outside the mandatory procurement channel, and sending arms to terrorist groups around the Middle East. (13) The current Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action framework is insufficient in blocking Iran from developing a nuclear weapons capability, and it is in the United States national security interest to renegotiate this agreement to strengthen its terms or to abrogate the agreement and use all necessary measures to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. 3. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States that the United States should— (1) deny the Government of Iran the ability to continue to oppress the people of Iran and to use violence and executions against pro-democracy pro­test­ors and regime opponents