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NCRI – U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor described the Iranian regime as a ‘brutal theocracy’ that ‘the international community must confront this growing threat.”<\/p>\nNCRI – U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor described the Iranian regime as a ‘brutal theocracy’ that ‘the international community must confront this growing threat.”<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile Iran\u2019s nuclear program remains an urgent focus, we must not lose sight of the threat posed by Iran\u2019s continued development of ballistic missiles \u2013 including with help from North Korea– its support for terrorism, its efforts to foment instability in the region, and its brutal repression of its own population,” Cantor said.<\/p>\n
Part of remarks Congressman Eric Cantor on Iran published in a statement:<\/p>\n
\u201cHuman nature has not changed since World War II. Evil and hateful ideologies still exist in the world. And we run a terrible risk if we fail to recognize and confront such evil before it is too late.<\/p>\n
\u201cPerhaps this is most evident in Iran\u2019s determined march to produce nuclear weapons. I can imagine few more destabilizing moments in world history than Iran on the threshold of being a nuclear power.<\/p>\n
\u201cMake no mistake: Iran is a brutal theocracy. Its leaders violently repress dissent at home and support conflict and chaos abroad. For years, our State Department has listed Iran as the world\u2019s leading state sponsor of terrorism. Many of our troops and innocent American civilians \u2013 to say nothing of Arabs and Jews \u2013 have lost their lives at the hands of Hizballah and other Iranian proxies.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome view Hassan Rouhani, Iran\u2019s new President, as a moderate and a reformer. But Mr. Rouhani is in actuality far less powerful than Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps\u2019 elite Qods Force. And he is insignificant next to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whom they call the Supreme Leader for a reason.<\/p>\n
\u201cKhamenei\u2019s bid for regional supremacy has led Iran to support Bashar Assad\u2019s war against the Syrian people, where hundreds of thousands have been slaughtered.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf given the opportunity, Iran\u2019s leaders would make good on their call to wipe Israel off the map, and armed with nuclear weapons would be a threat to all within range of their missiles, which someday soon may include our own shores.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe international community must confront this growing threat. In truth, the international community will only act if it is encouraged to do so by an America that leads.
\u201cLike all Americans, I hope to see Iran abandon its nuclear aspirations through peaceful negotiations, but hope is not a strategy. Among other shortcomings, the current interim agreement between the United States and Iran explicitly allows Iran to continue enriching uranium and improving its centrifuge designs, despite the U.N. Security Council Resolutions that call for Iran to suspend exactly these activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Iran is allowed to become a threshold nuclear state, there will be no stopping regional states like Saudi Arabia and Turkey from also pursuing the bomb, and it is hard to believe such an arms race will be confined to the Middle East. Decades of efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons will become meaningless if the nuclear barn door is kicked open by the world\u2019s most active state sponsor of terrorism.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe United States must remain firm. Already, the limited sanctions relief provided by the interim deal has undermined the perception of international pressure so critical to convincing the Iranians to change course. Not a week goes by without reports of foreign trade delegations heading to Tehran. Sanctions may technically remain in place, but the undeniable impression is that Iran is open for business.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we hold the line on firm demands that Iran come into compliance with the repeated demands of the U.N. Security Council, an America that Leads is an America that must work to restore the badly eroded international pressure on Tehran. We should lay the groundwork now for additional sanctions in the event Iran violates the terms of the interim agreement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile Iran\u2019s nuclear program remains an urgent focus, we must not lose sight of the threat posed by Iran\u2019s continued development of ballistic missiles \u2013 including with help from North Korea– its support for terrorism, its efforts to foment instability in the region, and its brutal repression of its own population.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur diplomatic efforts to convince Iran to give up its nuclear designs and change its ways must be accompanied with a credible threat of the use of military force. Unfortunately, our actions in recent years have demonstrated otherwise, and have led to distrust among our allies and the strengthening of our adversaries.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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