PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The JCRC of Greater Washington calls upon Congress to immediately passThe Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act and the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act to prevent Iran fromacquiring the nuclear weapons they have threatened to use against Israel. We call upon PresidentObama and U.S. allies to remain steadfast in denying Iran the ability to produce weapons of massdestruction.
Two days after Iranian President Ahmadinejad delivered an anti-Semitic andanti-American rant at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly denying Iranian nuclear weaponambitions, it has been revealed that Iran has concealed the existence of a second uranium enrichmentplant buried underneath a mountain near the ancient city of Qom. The International Atomic EnergyAgency confirmed the existence of this secret facility, which President Obama this morning declared"inconsistent with that of a peaceful facility." British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and FrenchPresident Nicolas Sarkozy joined the President in his condemnation of Iranianrule-breaking.
Today's revelation demonstrates that Iran is a rogue nation whose leadershipcannot be trusted.
News of this hidden plant arrives one week prior to the first officialU.S.-Iranian talks in thirty years. The Geneva discussions will include Iran, the five permanentmembers of the UN Security Council and Germany.
The revelation of a secret nuclear enrichmentfacility demonstrates Iran's continued defiance of international commitments and determination todevelop weapons of mass destruction. Yesterday hundreds of people in D.C. joined thousands acrossthe nation to rally in opposition to Iran's nuclear ambitions, human rights abuses and support forinternational terrorism.
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington (JCRC) isthe public affairs and community relations arm of the Jewish community representing 210 Jewishorganizations and synagogues throughout DC, Maryland, and Virginia. The JCRC focuses on governmentrelations, Israel advocacy, inter-group relations, and social justice.