UANI Applauds U.S. House for Passing New Sanctions on Iran's Terrorist Proxy Hezbollah

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2014 Contact: Gabriel Pedreira, GPedreira@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296 UANI Applauds U.S. House for Passing New Sanctions on Iran's Terrorist Proxy Hezbollah New York, NY - Today, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for unanimously passing the Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act (H.R. 4411), a measure to impose further sanctions on the foreign assets of designated terrorist organization Hezbollah. Among other provisions, the legislation would direct the Treasury Department to prohibit a foreign financial institution that knowingly facilitates Hezbollah activities from maintaining a payable-through account in the U.S. The bill was introduced by U.S. Reps. Mark Meadows (R-NC), Brad Schneider (D-IL), Edward R. Royce (R-CA), and Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) and cosponsored by 321 Members of Congress. The legislation's Senate counterpart, S. 2329, was introduced by U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) and has 46 cosponsors. Said UANI CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace: We applaud the House for voting to toughen sanctions on Hezbollah, the Iranian regime's terrorist proxy. The House has sent a strong, bipartisan message with this unanimous vote, and we hope the Senate now passes this bill and sends it to President Obama's desk. As the Administration has noted, Iran remains the world's top sponsor of terrorism, and Tehran and its agents must be held fully accountable for sowing terror across the globe. For additional information on Hezbollah and Iran's terrorist activity, visit the following UANI resources: Iran VERITAS Project: Documenting Iran's Violence, Extremism, Repression and Terror For 35 years the Islamic Republic of Iran has used violence and brutality to consolidate power at home and spread its radical revolutionary ideology abroad. UANI's Iran VERITAS Project is the definitive record memorializing Iran's violence, extremism, repression and terrorism at home and abroad. Iran State Sponsor of Terrorism Timeline Iran - particularly the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) - has been repeatedly tied to terrorist organizations and terrorist attacks against the United States and its allies throughout the world. ### 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 Objectives of United Against 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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