US House Backs Iran Protesters, Condemns Crackdown 1/12/2018 8:42:10 AM House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif., presides over a markup of a bill to expand sanctions against Iran with respect to its ballistic missile program, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 12, 2017. ASHARQ AL-AWSAT, 10 January, 2018 -- The US House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution supporting anti-government protesters in Iran and condemning the regime's crackdown on the demonstrations of recent weeks. Lawmakers backed the measure by a vote of 415 to two. The House 'stands with the people of Iran that are engaged in legitimate and peaceful protests against an oppressive, corrupt regime,' and condemns the government's 'serious human rights abuses against the Iranian people,' the resolution stated. 'With the passage of this resolution, we state that America stands with the Iranian people,' Representa...