Lawmakers Applaud Iranian Women for Bravery Ahead of International Women’s Day 3/10/2018 8:20:39 AM   facebook Google+ ► Print Republican and Democratic congressmen and women applauded Iranian women for their bravery during a Nowruz reception on Capitol Hill WASHINGTON, DC BEREITBART, 9 Mar 2018  – Republican and Democratic congressmen and women applauded Iranian women for their bravery during a  Nowruz  (Persian New Year) reception on Capitol Hill Wednesday, just one day before International Women’s Day. The event was sponsored by the Organization of Iranian American Communities in the United States (OIAC), which supports the National Council of Resistance of Iran (  NCRI  ) and Mrs.  Maryam Rajavi  . “I want to applaud the bravery and patriotism of the brave Iranians who took bravely took to the streets of Iran to protest” against the Iranian regime knowing “full well they could have been arrested,”  ...