Paul said in April that he would 'keep an open mind' about the nuclear talks. Iran Deal Rand Paul comes out against Iran deal

The most dovish member of the 2016 Republican presidential field — Sen. Rand Paul — says he’s against President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran.

Paul, who said in April that he would “keep an open mind” about the nuclear talks, registered three objections to the agreement unveiled on Tuesday.


In a Facebook post, the Kentucky senator said his three concerns were: “1) sanctions relief precedes evidence of compliance, 2) Iran is left with significant nuclear capacity, 3) it lifts the ban on selling advanced weapons to Iran.”

“I will, therefore, vote against the agreement,” he said.

“While I continue to believe that negotiations are preferable to war, I would prefer to keep the interim agreement in place instead of accepting a bad deal,” Paul added.

In April, Paul slammed others in his party whom he said had been “beating the drums for war” and said he supported legislation from Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) that would give Congress the chance to approve or reject Iranian relief from sanctions.