Wednesday: Capitol Hill Lunch Event: Lebanon's Elections and Regional Implications

May 15, 2018 press@uani.com Wednesday: Capitol Hill Lunch Event: Lebanon's Elections and Regional Implications WASHINGTON, DC - United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) will host a lunch event tomorrow, Wednesday, May 16 on Capitol Hill to discuss the future of Lebanon after its recent parliamentary elections. How well did Hezbollah and its allies actually do at the polls? Consequently, how much power in Lebanon do the terrorist group and its sponsor, Iran, now have? What are the ramifications for the Lebanese state and society and for U.S. policy? And how does the election's outcome affect mounting tensions between Iran and Israel in Syria? Key policymakers and experts on Lebanon will answer these questions. To RSVP, click here Featured Speakers: U.S. Representative Darin LaHood (R-IL) Member, House Ways and Means Committee and Joint Economic Committee; Co-Chair, U.S.-China Working Group David Daoud Research Analyst on Hezbollah and Lebanon, United Against Nuclear Iran Hanin Ghaddar Friedmann Visiting Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy Joseph Bahout Visiting Scholar in the Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Time: 1:30 to 3:30 PM Location: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2226, Washington, DC Media: This event is open to the press. A complimentary lunch will be provided. To RSVP, click here United Against Nuclear Iran is a not-for-profit, non-partisan advocacy group that seeks to heighten awareness of the danger the Iranian regime poses to the world. For media inquiries, please contact press@uani.com 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.