This week's Action Update comes at an unprecedented time for our
country. While we are a single issue organization, we are a Christian
organization and cannot ignore the suffering and frustrations of our
brethren. Christians United for Israel has 8 million members. No doubt,
many are in law enforcement and many are exercising their right to
protest. Our prayer is that all Americans live the unambiguous
admonition that "you love your neighbor as yourself."

Iran Sanctions Waivers

Last week, it was announced by Secretary Pompeo that the US is
terminating sanctions waivers permitting foreign companies to work with
Iran on

**allegedly** civilian nuclear programs. Even after the Trump
administration tore up the Iran nuclear deal and began re-imposing
sanctions against companies that did business with certain sectors of
the Iranian economy, certain waivers were left in place.

While the stated purpose of these waivers was to "reduce Iran's
incentive to enrich uranium at higher levels and provide a window into
the country's atomic program," there is not sufficient evidence to
support the claim that the waivers enabled a better understanding of
Iran's covert nuclear efforts. Moreover, the only "incentive" Iran
has to enrich uranium at higher levels is to pursue a nuclear weapon. No
amount of capitulating to the Islamic Republic or issuing waivers to
companies that seek to profit of that country's nuclear program is
going to provide Iran with a disincentive to pursue the components and
materials it needs to develop a nuclear weapons capability.

What's the Answer?

Iran only deviates from its course when faced with stark choices. We
have long supported maximizing the maximum pressure campaign against
Tehran, and this action takes that effort one step further. The Iranian
regime must completely and verifiably end all of its malicious
activities. This includes ending its pursuit of nuclear weapons,
abandoning its support for terror, and ending its imperialist ambitions.
This also includes becoming a more free society. In the twenty-first
century we cannot abide a radical theocracy that oppresses innocent
people. We cannot make deals with the devils in Tehran. We must enact
policies that pressure the regime to fundamentally change its character.

What's Next?

As we've noted in a previous Update, in October the international arms
embargo against Iran will expire. Last month our colleague Boris
Zilberman, who serves as the CUFI Action Fund's Director of Public
Policy and Strategy, penned an op-ed

laying out policy alternatives to renewing the arms embargo - which
Russia and China have stated they oppose.

It is vital that Congressional leaders and the administration focus on
this issue without delay. We must lay the groundwork with our European
allies who may disagree with us on elements of the Iran deal, but
certainly would agree that more guns in the hands of the Ayatollah and
his henchman is good for no one. And we must put Russia and China on
notice that we will not tolerate the arming of a terrorist-sponsoring
state. There is no room for compromise on this issue. Every weapon that
Iran acquires will invariably be pointed at an innocent person - be they
Arab, Israeli, or Persian.

This issue, and many others directly relevant to American national
security and the US-Israel relationship, will be discussed during the
upcoming CUFI Virtual Summit. If you've not already signed up to
participate, please click here

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Sincerely,CUFI Action Fund Team

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