McCaul Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Central Bank of Iran v. Peterson

McCaul Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Central Bank of Iran v. Peterson

WASHINGTON, DC–Following today’s Supreme Court ruling that upheld the House’s position that families of the victims of the 1983 Marine Corps bombing in Lebanon are entitled to damages from Iran, Congressman Michael McCaul released the following statement:

McCaul: "I applaud the Supreme Court for standing with Congress to make Iran pay for their state-sponsored terror attacks on the U.S. Marine barracks in Lebanon in 1983. For years, the families of the Marines who lost their lives have waited patiently for this rogue regime to be held accountable for their murderous actions. Today justice was served.

This is an important and long-overdue step in fighting back against Iranian aggression. However, the fact remains that Iran, through the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), continues to fund terrorist activities around the globe. President Obama must now put aside selfish ambition and work with Congress in taking more aggressive actions to deter future state-sponsored terrorist attacks. There is no better way to start than by classifying the IRGC for what it is, a foreign terrorist organization.

I will continue to work tirelessly to ensure President Obama does not turn a blind eye to Iran’s belligerence for the sake of a deeply-flawed nuclear deal. As we have seen, doing so only results in continued destabilizing actions by a regime that chants ‘death to America' and undermines the national security of the U.S. and her allies."

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