More than 60 House Democrats joined Republicans to call on President Joe Biden’s administration to adopt a firmer position on Iran.
A letter from the lawmakers said, “Iran must be held fully accountable for its continued role in funding Hamas and Islamic terror” and they “urge the administration to take all necessary steps to cut off Iranian funding sources.”
The letter was led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), and Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), according to Mr. Gottheimer’s office. Sixty-three Democrats and 50 Republicans signed it.
Biden just announced he’s going to be giving $100 million to the “Gaza Strip” aka Hamas.
The same amount of money Iran gives Hamas every single year.
There is now no difference between Joe Biden and the Ayatollah of Iran. https://t.co/WdSxF2viya pic.twitter.com/UHvCVfTAHW
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) October 18, 2023
Punishment “includes maximum enforcement of all U.S. sanctions, and taking any and all steps to end Iran’s oil trade to China, which currently brings in $150 million per day in revenue,” it said.
House lawmakers also said, “We urge your administration to work with our European allies to immediately implement snapback sanctions on Iran at the UN Security Council. The United States must also put significant pressure on Qatar and [Turkey] to cease their support for Hamas and expel Hamas leadership that they host.”
113 bipartisan members of Congress wrote to President Biden. “Both Qatar and [Turkey] should cease all ties with Hamas, and continue to work with the United States to stabilize the region.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) traveled with a bipartisan delegation, including Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), to Israel and talked of passing a military aid package.
“This package must move quickly, a package of military aid, the necessities that Israel needs,” Schumer said.
“We talked to the leadership of Israel about what they need, and it will be in this package,” he added.
President Biden showed his support for Israel and said it has the right to fight back against Hamas.
The Treasury Department said, “We will continue to take action as appropriate to counter Iran’s destabilizing activity in the region and around the world.”
Ahmed Abdulhadi, Hamas’s representative in Lebanon, told Newsweek that his group collaborated with Hezbollah and Iran “”before, during, and after this battle at the highest level,” without elaborating.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “We are not fighting just our war. We’re fighting the war of all civilized countries and all civilized peoples.”
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