Posted on 12/18/2003 7:32:52 PM PST by nuconvert
The US President renewed, this afternoon, the "National Emergency Act" with Respect to Iran.
"This decision extends the existing sanctions against the Islamic republic regime which were instated during the 1979 Hostages crisis. Most Iranian opposition groups and many Iranians of inside were hoping such extension by rejecting the validity of any establishement of relations between the US Administration and the Clerical regime.
Several controversial lobby groups, such as, the self called "American Iranian Council" (AIC), the self proclaimed "National Iranian American Council" (NIAC) and businessmen, such as, "Hassan Namazee", former AIC Board member and current board member of the self named "Iranian American Political Action Committee" (IAPAC) had tried, in the last years, to avoid the continuation of these sanctions and requested their liftings during public speeches in presence of US legislators such as John Kerry."
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