Enforcement of the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act and Increasing Security Threats from Iran: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, June 25, 2003, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003 - 50 pages |
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action agreement al-Qaeda BERMAN BORG BRARY China CLAWSON Coalition Provisional Authority CONGRES CONGRESS THE LIBRARY cooperation countries deals with Iran destructive policies DIBBLE diplomatic economic pressure economic sanctions effort Europe European Union firms foreign investment funds Global Security Risk Hezbollah human rights IAEA IAEA Board ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN ILSA implementation ILSA's investment in Iran Iran and Libya Iran-Libya Sanctions Act Iran's nuclear program Iranian government Iranian proliferation Iranian regime Iraq Iraqi issues June LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Madam Chairwoman mass destruction ment Middle East million missiles negotiations nonproliferation North Korea nuclear weapons oil and gas operations Palestinian PATRICK CLAWSON peace process political PREPARED STATEMENT President Bush proliferation and terrorism Question RARY recent relations with Iran Response RESS ROBINSON ROS-LEHTINEN Russia sector South Pars sponsors of terrorism Subcommittee support for terrorism Tehran terrorist-sponsoring Thank threat tion trade United violated ILSA waiver weapons of mass weapons programs
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Page 1 - cancerous tumor," a sentiment echoed by other Iranian leaders in speeches and sermons. Matching this rhetoric with action, Iran provided Lebanese Hezbollah and Palestinian rejectionist groups — notably HAMAS, the Palestine Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command — with funding, safe haven, training, and weapons.
Page 24 - The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States to deny Iran the ability to support acts of international terrorism and to fund the development and acquisition of weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them by limiting the development of Iran's ability to explore for, extract, refine, or transport by pipeline petroleum resources of Iran.
Page 44 - the international community must come together to make it very clear to Iran that we will not tolerate the construction of a nuclear weapon.
Page 6 - Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, John Bolton, appeared before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia of the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives, and underscored Syria's "hostile actions" toward coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Page 22 - Clawson is a senior research professor at the Institute for National Strategic Studies of the National Defense University.
Page 5 - A straight line links Iran's oil income and its ability to sponsor terrorism, build weapons of mass destruction, and acquire sophisticated armaments.
Page 17 - ... additional protocol with the IAEA, permitting that agency unannounced visits to all Iranian nuclear facilities. On the latter issue, both the G-8 (of which Russia is a member) and the EU also pressured Iran. Indeed, the G-8 statement issued in early June noted: 'We urge Iran to sign and implement the IAEA Additional Protocol without delay or conditions. We offer our strongest support to comprehensive IAEA examination of this country's nuclear...
Page 40 - ... gained from building and operating nuclear facilities and made estimates of the attendent health risks and considered risks from the generation of electrical power from other types of fuels. Attention was focused on (a) the radiation risks to man, both somatic and genetic, and the environmental aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle, from the mining of uranium to the final stages of decommissioning a nuclear plant and the storage and disposal of radioactive waste products; (b) the likelihood and consequences...
Page 28 - Prior to my government service, I was a Vice President in the International Department of the Chase Manhattan Bank, where I had responsibilities for Chase's loan portfolio in the USSR, Eastern Europe and Yugoslavia for a five-year period.
Page 5 - Hizballah and Palestinian rejectionist groups — notably HAMAS, the Palestine Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command — with funding, safehaven, training, and weapons. Tehran also encouraged Hizballah and the Palestinian rejectionist groups to coordinate their planning and to escalate their terrorist activities against Israel. Iran also provided support to extremist groups in Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Iraq with ties to al-Qaida, though less than...