Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly says the United States should continue financial sanctions against Iran until the Middle Eastern nation scales back its aggressive ballistic missile tests.
The Hoosier Democrat says the U.S. should not consider allowing American currency to be used in business transactions involving Iran while certain Iranian officials publicize missile tests and threaten other nations.
Donnelly was part of a congressional delegation that recently traveled to the Middle East and met with government officials in Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
He says those leaders expressed a hope he shares, a hope that Congress will stand firm on sanctions against Iran.
Donnelly says he also spoke with Iraqi tribal leaders who are optimistic about their success in pushing members of ISIS out of their area.
He says the next challenge is to warm relationships between the Iraqi government and regional leaders to prevent a group like ISIS from gaining control in the future.
