UANI Applauds U.S. House for Passing New Sanctions on Iran's Terrorist Proxy Hezbollah

July 23, 2014

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July 23, 2014
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UANI Applauds U.S. House for Passing New Sanctions on Iran's Terrorist Proxy Hezbollah

New York, NY - Today, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for unanimously passing the Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act (H.R. 4411), a measure to impose further sanctions on the foreign assets of designated terrorist organization Hezbollah. Among other provisions, the legislation would direct the Treasury Department to prohibit a foreign financial institution that knowingly facilitates Hezbollah activities from maintaining a payable-through account in the U.S. The bill was introduced by U.S. Reps. Mark Meadows (R-NC), Brad Schneider (D-IL), Edward R. Royce (R-CA), and Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) and cosponsored by 321 Members of Congress. The legislation's Senate counterpart, S. 2329, was introduced by U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) and has 46 cosponsors.

Said UANI CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace:

We applaud the House for voting to toughen sanctions on Hezbollah, the Iranian regime's terrorist proxy. The House has sent a strong, bipartisan message with this unanimous vote, and we hope the Senate now passes this bill and sends it to President Obama's desk. As the Administration has noted, Iran remains the world's top sponsor of terrorism, and Tehran and its agents must be held fully accountable for sowing terror across the globe.

For additional information on Hezbollah and Iran's terrorist activity, visit the following UANI resources:

Iran VERITAS Project: Documenting Iran's Violence, Extremism, Repression and Terror

For 35 years the Islamic Republic of Iran has used violence and brutality to consolidate power at home and spread its radical revolutionary ideology abroad. UANI's Iran VERITAS Project is the definitive record memorializing Iran's violence, extremism, repression and terrorism at home and abroad.

Iran State Sponsor of Terrorism Timeline

Iran - particularly the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) - has been repeatedly tied to terrorist organizations and terrorist attacks against the United States and its allies throughout the world.

 

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