The U.S. Has Window of Opportunity to Strengthen Iran Deal, Leverage Partners to Address Totality of Iranian Threats 10/27/2017 12:07:11 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print U.S. Congress By ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN Sunshine State News, October 25, 2017  - U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, weighed in on the Trump administration’s handling of the nuclear deal with Iran at a subcommittee hearing on “The President’s Iran Decision: Next Steps' on Wednesday.  Ros-Lehtinen said the following: Less than two weeks ago, President Trump announced that he would not certify the Iran deal under the requirements of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA). All signs leading up to the certification deadline pointed to decertification. In a speech on U.S. policy toward Iran last month, Ambassador Haley laid out the pillars to be considered when determining Iranian compl...

Republicans, Democrats Convene on Capitol Hill to Call for a Free Iran WASHINGTON, DC – During a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill on Thursday titled “Iran Regime’s Threats and Rights Violations: Policy Options,” Republican and Democrat congressmen and congresswomen gathered to express their commitment to supporting the people of Iran in their quest to achieve a free Iran. Rep. Tom Garrett (R-VA), Judge Ted Poe (R-TX), Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH), and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) delivered remarks at the event, hosted by the Organization of Iranian-American Communities (OIAC-US) and members of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). Four Iranian panelists also spoke at the event. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), who sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said President Trump’s decision to “hopefully” decertify the Iran nuclear deal would present the United States with an opportunity to “press the European Union to hold Iran ...