Date: Friday, November 8, 2019To: Friends & SupportersFrom: Gary L. Bauer, Director Confronting IranSecretary of State Mike Pompeo responded forcefully yesterday to multiple reports of Iranian violations of the 2015 nuclear deal. The violations are significant because Iran had agreed to abide ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) by the terms of the deal even after the Trump Administration withdrew from it. Below is Secretary Pompeo's statement ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ):"Iran's latest nuclear escalations reflect the regime's intentions all along: to extort the international community into accepting its violence and terror while it undermines the sovereignty of its neighbors. "Members of the international community who are rightly concerned with Iran's latest attacks and provocations should imagine how Iran would behave with a nuclear weapon. The United States will never allow this to happen."Iran's expansion of proliferation-sensitive activities raises concerns that Iran is positioning itself to have the option of a rapid nuclear breakout. It is now time for all nations to reject this regime's nuclear extortion and take serious steps to increase pressure. Iran's continued and numerous nuclear provocations demand such action."As we noted in yesterday's report, the International Atomic Energy Agency convened an unprecedented emergency meeting of its Board of Governors to address Iran's ongoing violations of the 2015 nuclear deal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued this statement ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ) following the IAEA meeting:"A year ago, speaking at the U.N., I exposed Iran's secret nuclear warehouse in Turkuzabad. This morning, a special board meeting of the IAEA published its findings on Iran's activities in the no-longer secret facility. "The IAEA now confirms that Iran lied. And that Iran continues to lie. Everything I told you a year ago has now been confirmed by the IAEA. The IAEA has confirmed that Iran has been violating the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Iran continues to hide its secret nuclear weapons program. "It's time for the nations of the world to resist Iran's aggression and terror. It's time to snap back sanctions. It's time to pressure Iran until it changes its ways. "Iran must stop attacking the nations of the Middle East. Iran must stop threatening to destroy Israel. Europe must stop stalling. It must act against Iranian aggression now."Blue and White Party Leader Benny Gantz echoed Netanyahu's remarks. In a series of tweets, Gantz wrote ( [link removed](?x-mi:(?%3C=href=)[%5Cs]*[ ):"The exposure of renewed activity at the Fordo reactor is yet another wake-up call to the world -- we must increase pressure and tighten sanctions. Iran poses a threat to world peace. Iran poses a threat to stability in the Middle East. "Iran poses a threat to Israel. There is no such thing as politics when it comes to the Iranian threat -- here, we are one, committed to preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons."CUFI Action Fund applauds the Trump Administration for its "maximum pressure" campaign against the Iranian regime. We urge all members of Congress to stand with our ally Israel in the face of Iran's continued belligerence and defiance of international agreements. The world's leading state sponsor of terrorism must not be allowed to develop the world's worst weapons of mass destruction.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] )
