UANI Applauds Congress for Passing Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2010 Contact: Kimmie Lipscomb, press@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296 UANI Applauds Congress for Passing Comprehensive Iran Sanctions Legislation New York, NY - United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) applauds Congress for passing the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (the "Iran SAD Act"), which strengthens sanctions against Iran. The Iran SAD Act includes key provisions that preclude companies that do business in Iran from contracting with the U.S. Government. Now, companies covered by this legislation will have to choose between doing business with Iran and doing business with the U.S. UANI has been a longstanding advocate for the enactment of the Iran SAD Act. Last June, UANI introduced model legislation that would require companies that do business with the U.S. Government to certify that they do not conduct business in Iran. In October, UANI worked directly with Congressman Klein and Congressman Mica, to introduce the Accountability for Business Choices in Iran Act (ABC Iran Act) which is now incorporated in the Iran SAD Act. Referring to the passage of the Iran SAD Act UANI President, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace said: We applaud Congress for passing legislation that strengthens sanctions against Iran. These sanctions are an important step in limiting Iran's ability to enrich uranium and in ultimately preventing Iran from developing an illegal nuclear weapon. Now, companies covered by this legislation that do business with the U.S. Government must certify that they are not conducting business in Iran. By using the power of its purse strings, the U.S. Government can take significant action to economically isolate Iran. UANI has led campaigns against a variety of companies that conduct business in Iran. Recently, UANI has targeted Honeywell for the business it conducts in Iran. Honeywell is currently aiding Iran in the development of the Arak Refinery, which will aid Iran's capacity to refine its own oil. Honeywell is also a major U.S. government contractor. UANI has called on the U.S. Government to debar Honeywell from all U.S. Government contracts until Honeywell ends its business in Iran. Of all companies that do business in Iran, Honeywell does the greatest amount of business with the U.S. Government - more than $12.9 billion over the past decade. Honeywell must choose between doing business in Iran and doing business with the United States. Click here to call on Honeywell to end its business in Iran. Click here to read the model legislation that UANI introduced last June. Click here to learn about the ABC Iran Act. # # # United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is a program of the American Coalition Against Nuclear Iran, Inc., a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran should concern every American and be unacceptable to the community of nations. Since 1979 the Iranian regime, most recently under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's leadership, has demonstrated increasingly threatening behavior and rhetoric toward the US and the West. Iran continues to defy the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations in their attempts to monitor its nuclear activities. A number of Arab states have warned that Iran's development of nuclear weapons poses a threat to Middle East stability and could provoke a regional nuclear arms race. In short, the prospect of a nuclear armed Iran is a danger to world peace. United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is a non-partisan, broad-based coalition that is united in a commitment to prevent Iran from fulfilling its ambition to become a regional super-power possessing nuclear weapons. UANI is an issue-based coalition in which each coalition member will have its own interests as well as the collective goal of advancing an Iran free of nuclear weapons. The Objectives of United Against a Nuclear Iran Inform the public about the nature of the Iranian regime, including its desire and intent to possess nuclear weapons, as well as Iran's role as a state sponsor of global terrorism, and a major violator of human rights at home and abroad; Heighten awareness nationally and internationally about the danger that a nuclear armed Iran poses to the region and the world; Mobilize public support, utilize media outreach, and persuade our elected leaders to voice a robust and united American opposition to a nuclear Iran; Lay the groundwork for effective US policies in coordination with European and other allies; Persuade the regime in Tehran to desist from its quest for nuclear weapons, while striving not to punish the Iranian people, and; Promote efforts that focus on vigorous national and international, social, economic, political and diplomatic measures. UANI is led by an advisory board of outstanding national figures representing all sectors of our country.

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