Iran News Roundup: July 25, 2012
Romney Takes Hard Line on Iranian Enrichment At the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, Mitt Romney took a hardline on Iran’s nuclear program. “There must be a full suspension of any enrichment, whatsoever, period,” Romney said (Fox News 7/24). In a separate interview, Romney advisor Rich Williamson asserted that, “after the election… [President Obama] is […]
Ominous signs for new Congress’ Iran agenda: sanctions, blockade, war
This past Wednesday, the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee convened for a hearing on “Implementing Tougher Sanctions on Iran” and offered a frightening preview of what will be on the House’s agenda next year. At the hearing, Representative Don Manzullo (R-IL) laid out what may be the game plan by the new Republican Congress […]