Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2019To: Friends & SupportersFrom: Gary L. Bauer, Director The Ayatollah's ArsenalJust days after lying about his regime's interest in nuclear weapons ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ), Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, urged his Revolutionary Guards to develop more advanced and sophisticated weapons. During remarks Sunday at the Imam Hossein Military University in Tehran, Khamenei declared ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ): "The Guards should have advanced and modern weapons. . . Your weapons should be modern and updated. . . Today the Guards have a powerful presence inside and outside Iran."What is Iran doing with these advanced, modern weapons? Using them to threaten Israel and Arab states throughout the Middle East. The ayatollah ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) and other top Iranian leaders ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) are constantly threatening a second Holocaust by annihilating the Jewish state. Iran is supplying the advanced technology ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) needed to arm Hezbollah with precision-guided missiles. Iran has attempted to launch drone strikes ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) against Israel. And, as we know, Iran severely damaged ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia with a barrage of drones and cruise missiles.In a column this weekend, the Wall Street Journal ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) warned that Iran's vastly expanded missile arsenal presents a tremendous threat to the United States, Israel and other nations in the Middle East. Consider these excerpts:"Iran now has thousands of missiles, many of them able to reach Israel, into the Mediterranean and, in some cases -- according to the U.S. -- evade Saudi defenses. It has troops or loyal militias able to fire missiles from Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. . ."Iran's missile arsenal is now a cornerstone of its defense strategy. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, responsible for defending Iran from foreign enemies, operates most of the arsenal. "Some weapons experts say the Saudi oil strike looks like the work of one of Iran's most advanced missiles, the Soumar. The cruise missile, unveiled by Iran in 2015, has the longest reach in Iran's arsenal, with a presumed range of 1,200 miles, or 1,800 miles if Iran's claims are true." There are numerous U.S. bases within range of the ayatollah's missiles, which the regime has repeatedly threatened. That's why the U.S. recently tested its ability to assume remote control ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) of a major airbase in Qatar.It is clear from its recent actions and continued development of advanced weapons systems, that the Islamic Republic of Iran will remain a significant threat to U.S. interests and an existential threat to the state of Israel.Christians United for Israel Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization, donations are not tax deductible for federal income tax purposes. To make a donation, please call 202-738-4714, or send a check to:CUFI Action Fund ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ )300 Pennsylvania Avenue, SEWashington, D.C. 20001EMAIL GARY BAUER ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] ) CUFI Action Fund300 Pennsylvania Avenue, SEWashington, D.C. 20001 Update your Email Preferences ( [link removed] ) or Unsubscribe ( [link removed] )
