Dear A.,

As Iran rapidly works toward a nuclear weapons capability, it is financing terrorism across the Middle East, arming Putin with drones and missiles to kill Ukrainians, and committing horrendous human rights violations against its own people.

Just this month, the regime unveiled a new hypersonic missile that it boasted can hit Tel Aviv just 400 seconds after launch. Along with its terror proxies Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, and other terrorists in the West Bank, the Islamic Republic of Iran remains resolute in its goal to destroy the Jewish state.

This week, reports in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal also indicated that the United States is in discussions with Iran to give it access to billions of dollars in frozen accounts in return for an apparent Iranian promise not to advance its nuclear program further and the release of hostages.

Congress must have full transparency into any agreement or understanding with Iran. Providing resources to Iran only makes it more dangerous, and America must step up diplomatic and economic pressure on Iran and remain prepared to take all necessary steps, including strengthening support for our ally Israel, until Iran truly ends its quest for nuclear weapons and stops its regional aggression.

AIPAC is working with Congress on a broad range of legislation that will help do just that — by strengthening ballistic missile sanctions on Iran as U.N. missile sanctions are set to expire in October, cracking down on Iran’s oil exports to countries like China, and working together with our closest allies to impose multilateral sanctions on Iran if it continues to advance its nuclear program. See below my signature for additional information on these important bipartisan initiatives.

For decades, AIPAC — enabled by the support of pro-Israel Americans like you — has helped counter the spread of Iran’s aggression, and, importantly, we’ve ensured that Israel has the resources it needs to defend its people. But the Iranian threat is not going away.

The work we do together at AIPAC, forging relationships with members of Congress, is intended for moments like this, so that we have a seat at the table to advance our pro-Israel agenda. Now, we need to do just that. You can send a letter to your members of Congress urging them to support AIPAC’s policy initiatives on Iran. It takes just 45 seconds and demonstrates the strength of the pro-Israel movement.

Sincerely,

Steven Beckerman
Deputy Director, Policy and Government Affairs