{"id":330083,"date":"2025-04-03T08:18:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T07:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330083"},"modified":"2025-04-03T11:28:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T10:28:43","slug":"iran-news-u-s-congressional-hearing-targets-regimes-expanding-proxy-network-and-nuclear-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-news-u-s-congressional-hearing-targets-regimes-expanding-proxy-network-and-nuclear-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: U.S. Congressional Hearing Targets Regime\u2019s Expanding Proxy Network and Nuclear Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing titled \u201cA Return to Maximum Pressure: Comprehensively Countering the Iranian Regime\u2019s Malign Activities\u201d \u2014 April 1, 2025, Washington, D.C.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A U.S. congressional hearing<\/a> on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, highlighted mounting concerns over the Iranian regime\u2019s destabilizing influence across the Middle East and its advancing nuclear capabilities. Lawmakers and experts scrutinized the regime\u2019s ongoing support for proxy groups, its manipulation of international sanctions, and the growing threat posed by its nuclear program.<\/p>\n

The hearing, titled \u201cA Return to Maximum Pressure: Comprehensively Countering the Iranian Regime\u2019s Malign Activities,\u201d was convened by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Chairman Michael Lawler of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee delivered scathing opening remarks condemning the clerical dictatorship\u2019s persistent hostility and manipulation of diplomatic engagement.<\/p>\n

In his opening remarks<\/a>, Chairman Lawler drew a sharp contrast between the Trump administration\u2019s \u201cmaximum pressure\u201d policy, which he credited with devastating Iran\u2019s economy and diminishing the power of its proxies, and what he described as the misguided policies of the previous administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen President Trump left office over 4 years ago, the Iranian regime and its terror proxies were on their heels. The Trump administration\u2019s maximum pressure policy had devastated Iran\u2019s economy and denied the regime access to critical resources. Mathematically, Iran was cornered and isolated like never before.\u201d Rep Lawler stated.<\/p>\n

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A Return to Maximum Pressure: Comprehensively Countering the Iranian Regime's Malign Activities<\/div><\/div>
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