it would no longer be bound by the limits of the JCPOA, while also noting that it would remain as a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow July 1, 1968 (NPT), and would fully cooperate with IAEA monitoring and verification activities. (13) Iran has made no meaningful progress on the 12 conditions Secretary of State Pompeo outlined as preconditions for the United States to enter into an agreement with Iran, clearly demonstrating that the administration’s policy of maximum pressure has not favorably changed Iran’s behavior. Further, Department of Defense officials have been warning for more than a year that the Trump Administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign raised the risk of retaliation against United States troops and diplomatic personnel. (14) On January 14, 2020, the foreign ministers of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement that refers the issue of Iran’s non-compliance to the Dispute Resolution Mechanism of the Joint Commission, while noting both their determination to work with all participants to preserve (the agreement) and and that they remain convinced that this landmark multilateral international agreement and its nonproliferation benefits enhance our shared security interests and strengthen the rules-based international order . (15) On February 13, 2020, a bipartisan majority in the United States Senate directed the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran or any part of its government or military, unless otherwise explicitly authorized by Congress. This direction, which followed passage of a similar measure in the House of Representatives on January 9, 2020, provides an opportunity for de-escalation of tensions and renewed diplomatic engagement between the United States and Iran. 3. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States as follows: (1) Achieving a diplomatic resolution to Iran’s nuclear program, one that the United States had in place prior to